Service difficulty report · Tab · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
April 3, 2018
Submitted
April 3, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug MD900
Part
Tab
Part number
900R1150003101
Part serial
60560062
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor Blade
Part time
454,156 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

A SEGMENT OF THE TRIM TAB OF A MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS LOST DURING FLIGHT. THE TRIM TAB WAS REPAIRED 201FHRS BEFORE THIS WAS DETECTED. THE SITUATION WAS DETECTED DURING A 100HRS INSPECTION. REPAIRED THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE BASED ON AN ENGINEERING DISPOSITION FROM THE OEM UNDER WORK ORDER 000178. THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE WAS RELEASED.

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