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FAA incident report · Robsin R22 MARINER · West Palm Beac, FL · February 7, 2008

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Date
February 7, 2008 · 10:30 local
Place
West Palm Beac, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N369SR
Reported as
Robsin R22MARINER
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
804 total133 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days
N369SRRegistered now · Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINERS/N 1017M · Built 1989Airframe modelRobinson Helicopter R22 MARINEREngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On February 07, 2008 while enroute from F45 (north county airport) to pmp (pompano airport), the pilot privacy data omitted of N369SR a Robinson R22 mariner, s/n 1017M, heard a cyclic whistling noise. This whistling noise was corresponding with the main rotor rotation. The pilot privacy data omitted found a clear spot on the beach in west Palm beach and performed a precautionary landing. The pilot privacy data omitted visually inspected the helicopter to find that a "do not pull" decal type placard had become partially detached from a main rotor blade. The pilot privacy data omitted resecured the placard and after ensuring that there was nothing else amiss started the engine and performed a hover check. Convinced that there was nothing wrong with the helicopter the pilot privacy data omitted continued to his destination without incident. The return flight to F45 went uneventful. The pilot privacy data omitted has since had the placard replaced. The aircraft had a current annual and 100 hours inspection, no other discrepancies have been noted. This investigation was performed as a desk audit and is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 07, 2008 WHILE ENROUTE FROM F45 (NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT) TO PMP (POMPANO AIRPORT), THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF N369SR A ROBINSON R22 MARINER, S/N 1017M, HEARD A CYCLIC WHISTLING NOISE. THIS WHISTLING NOISE WAS CORRESPONDING WITH THE MAIN ROTOR ROTATION. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOUND A CLEAR SPOT ON THE BEACH IN WEST PALM BEACH AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ VISUALLY INSPECTED THE HELICOPTER TO FIND THAT A "DO NOT PULL" DECAL TYPE PLACARD HAD BECOME PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM A MAIN ROTOR BLADE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESECURED THE PLACARD AND AFTER ENSURING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE AMISS STARTED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED A HOVER CHECK. CONVINCED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE HELICOPTER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTINUED TO HIS DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE RETURN FLIGHT TO F45 WENT UNEVENTFUL. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS SINCE HAD THE PLACARD REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A CURRENT ANNUAL AND 100 HOURS INSPECTION, NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES HAVE BEEN NOTED. THIS INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED AS A DESK AUDIT AND IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.