Service difficulty report · Blade · Hiller UH12E

Difficulty date
May 17, 2000
Submitted
June 1, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N144HA
Make and model
Hiller UH12E
Aircraft serial
HA3044
Part
Blade
Part number
5320003
Part serial
1140
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
246 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BLADE WAS RETURNED TO BLADE SHOP FOR REPAIR OF SKIN TO TRAILING EDGE DISBOND. UPON INSPECTION, APPEARS THAT CLEANING AND/OR METAL PREP PROCESS FAILED CAUSING SKIN AND TRAILING EDGE TO SEPARATE. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED INSPECTING ALL BLADES IN METAL PREP BATCH FOR POSSIBLE SKIN SEPARATIONS IN FUTURE. (X)

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