What was found
MAIN ROTOR BLADE BALANCE WEIGHT IS COMPRESSING DUE TO CENTRIFUGAL FORCE CAUSING THE LEAD TO BULGE THE BLADE BEYOND MANUFACTURER'S LIMITS, THUS, RENDERING THE BLADE UNSERVICEABLE.
- Difficulty date
- February 22, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N118LL
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A3
- Aircraft serial
- 7097
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 117150051
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- M/R
- Part time
- 4,055 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.