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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bell 407 · Hilo, HI · July 4, 2010

Date: July 4, 2010 · 15:00 local
Place: Hilo, HI
Airport: Hilo
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N402SH
Reported as: Bell 407
Reported engine: Allison 250-C47
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,433 total624 in this make and model267 in the last 90 days

N402SHRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2023 · Bell 407S/N 53118 · Built 1997 Airframe modelBell 407 Engine modelAllison 250-C47 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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The PIC reported a "wisping" sound which he believed was coming from a main rotor blade tape peeling off. About 5 seconds later he heard a loud noise and vibration. The vibration turned into a pronounced verical hop. He made a landing on a rural road way. There was no damage to the aircraft. Upon landing he inspected the main rotor blades and noticed that one (1) blade on the outboard lower surface has some material tape covering peeling back. He therefore contacted the director of maintenance and informed him about the main rotor blade tape peeling back.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC REPORTED A "WISPING" SOUND WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS COMING FROM A MAIN ROTOR BLADE TAPE PEELING OFF. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION TURNED INTO A PRONOUNCED VERICAL HOP. HE MADE A LANDING ON A RURAL ROAD WAY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING HE INSPECTED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND NOTICED THAT ONE (1) BLADE ON THE OUTBOARD LOWER SURFACE HAS SOME MATERIAL TAPE COVERING PEELING BACK. HE THEREFORE CONTACTED THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND INFORMED HIM ABOUT THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TAPE PEELING BACK.

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