Service difficulty report · Blade · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
February 14, 2013
Submitted
February 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481LF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9392
Aircraft time
672 hours, 2,117 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1E2
Engine time
672 hours, 1,104 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, ROTOR TIP IMPACTED FLAG & FLAG HOLDER MOUNTED ON INDUSTRIAL CRANE. CREW FELT MINOR LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION. PILOT LANDED ACFT IMMEDIATELY. ON PRELIMINARY INSPECTION, MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE END CAP WAS DISCOVERED. PILOT NOTED NO LOSS OF NR, NOISE IMPACT, OR ANY CHANGE IN INDICATIONS, ASIDE FROM THE SLIGHT LOW-FREQUENCY ROTOR VIBRATION.