Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
June 8, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ005
Aircraft time
29,513 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
234R0001
Condition
Debonded
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ROTOR BLADE HAD A LARGE SKIN DEBOND ON THE LOWER SURFACE FROM THE TRIM TAB OB, BETWEEN STA 227 AND STA 329, APPROXIMATELY 475-500 SQUARE INCHES (ALLOWABLE REPAIR LIMITS ARE 20 INCHES SPAN WISE AND 13 INCHES CHORD WISE. UNBONDED SKIN WAS REMOVED TO EXPOSE HONEYCOMB CORE FOR INSPECTION. HONEYCOMB WAS OIL FREE AND APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE ROTOR BLADE WILL UNDERGO FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE PROBABLE CAUSE AND REPAIR SCHEME IF POSSIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. (K)

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