Service difficulty report · Blade · Bolkms BK117A1

Difficulty date
September 25, 2001
Submitted
November 26, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A1
Part
Blade
Part number
117150041
Part serial
1442
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
6,969 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

M/R BLADE WAS RECD AT MFG FOR INSP AND EVAL. ABR STRIP CRACK WAS ID AT BLADE STAT 2305. PORTION OF ABR STRIP WAS REMOVED TO ALLOW EVAL OF UNDERLYING SURFACE. SKIN WAS CRACKED WITH DELAM SURROUNDING AREA. REVIEW OF BLADE RECORDS INDICATE MFG REPAIR ON INNER WEIGHT 1 AND 2. CRACK IN ABR STRIP PROPAGATED FROM A DRILL MARK ON INSIDE OF ABR STRIP IN AREA OF THIS REF REPAIR. REPAIR PERFORMED FOR INSTALL OF PINS THROUGH INNER WEIGHTS 1 AND 2. THREE DRILL MARKS ON INSIDE SURFACE OF ABRASION STRIP THAT LINE UP PINS. PINS ARE INSTALLED FROM UPPER SURFACE, AND IS OBVIOUS THAT HOLES WERE DRILLED TOO DEEP ALLOWING DRILL TO MARK INSIDE OF LWR LEG OF ABR STRIP. CUST REPORTED HAVING OTHER BLADES THAT DEVELOPED ABRASIO