Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
February 9, 2016
Submitted
February 9, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N506PH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0375E
Aircraft time
26,152 hours, 26,282 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Engine time
8,593 hours, 7,964 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
500P3100105
Part serial
C520
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
3,950 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

UPON THE DAILY INSPECTION, A COIN TAP TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES AND BLADE WAS DISCOVERED TO BE DELAMINATED. THE DELAMINATION CONSISTS OF A 2" AREA OF THE L/E ABRASION STRIP ON THE OTBD SIDE OF THE BLADE AND A 1" AREA OF THE L/E ABRASION STRIP ON THE INBD SIDE OF THE BLADE. THIS BLADE WAS REPAIRED, INSPECTED, AND HAD THE ABRASION STRIP REPLACED. IT HAD ONLY ACCUMULATED 66 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE L/E ABRASION STRIP DELAMINATED.

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