Serious incident to the Airbus AS350 registered N833SB on 03/08/2022 near Chino
Vibrations fortes des pales, en croisière, déroutement
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the United States authorities:
During the flight the pilot experienced anomalies (fluctuations in altitude) and blade tracking, and initiated a landing to the nearest airport. The blades were removed from the ship and showed delamination from near the midsection of the blade to near the tips. Scoring and striations (consistent with vegetation strikes) were visible along the chord of the blades near the delamination.