Service difficulty report · Flexure · Bell 222UT

Difficulty date
February 22, 2005
Submitted
March 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419MA
Make and model
Bell 222UT
Aircraft serial
47518
Aircraft time
9,492 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101750C1
Engine time
3,452 hours
Part
Flexure
Part number
222031605109
Part serial
BR912
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Left
Part time
9,492 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH 40-50 KTS A MODERATE 1/1 WAS NOTED. IT CONTINUED TO WORSEN WITH AIR SPEED. I TURNED AROUND AT ABOUT 100 KTS. LOWERED COLLECTIVE, AND RETURNED TO BASE. THE SEVERITY OF THE VIBRATION LESSENED WITH LOWER COLLECTIVE SETTINGS. DURING INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND THAT THE LT FLEXURE ASSEMBLY WAS DELAMINATING. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLEXURE ASSEMBLY AND CONTINUED OPERATION CHECK FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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