Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
April 22, 2009
Submitted
April 30, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N80TV
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51401
Part
Blade
Part number
206015001119
Part serial
A4330
Condition
Debonded
Location
Main Rotor
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

THE AERODYNAMIC FILLER THAT IS USED TO MAINTAIN CONTOUR OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE BETWEEN L/E AND BLADE SKIN WAS FOUND TO LIFTING OR DEBONDING DURING A ROUTINE 100 HR INSP IAW MFG INSP PROGRAM. AREA THAT WAS LIFTING WAS AT APPROX 55 INCHES X 57 INCHES FROM ROOT OF BLADE ON UPPER SURFACE ADJACENT TO THE INBD TAB AREA. FILLER THAT IS LOOSE IS IN LINE WITH THE L/E SPAR TO SKIN JOINT APPROX .187 X 2.5 INCHES LONG. THE FILLER AND BLADE PAINT, WERE CRACKED ALONG THE SAME JOINT FOR APPROX 5 FT. THIS FILLER, IF LT IN THIS CONDITION, COULD FALL OUT CAUSING THE L/E OF THE SKIN TO SPAR JOINT TO BE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND AIRSTREAM OVER THE BLADE. THIS EXPOSURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A COMPROMISE OF THIS BONDED JOINT ALLOWING CORROSION OR LIFTING OF THE BLADE SKIN. RECOMMEND THAT THIS FILLER BE INSPECTED CLOSELY FOR ANY SIGNS OF LIFTING OR VOIDS IN THE SURFACE PAINT COATING DURING ROUTINE 100 HR INSPECTION IAW MFG RECOMMENDATIONS. (K)

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