Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
January 5, 2017
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0536E
Part
Blade
Part number
500P3100105
Part serial
C774
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,855 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

TAIL ROTOR BLADE WAS FOUND IN A DELAMINATED STATE DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. THE ABRASION STRIP HAD DELAMINATED FROM THE LEADING EDGE OF THE BLADE. PROBABLE CAUSE OF DELAMINATION IS IMPROPER CURE TIME FOR THE BONDING ADHESIVE, IMPROPER MIXING OF THE BONDING ADHESIVE, AND OR IMPROPER BEND RADIUS TO METAL LEADING EDGE CAUSING IT NOT TO SEAT PROPERLY AGAINST THE BLADES CONTOURED LEADING EDGE.

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