SDR 97ZZZX2767

Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
May 13, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5750Y
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45517
Part
Blade
Part number
206015001107
Condition
Debonded
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,422 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 800 FEET AGL, 105 KNOTS , AIRCRAFT PICKED UP A MEDIUM TO SEVERE 1-1 VERTICAL VIBRATION. REDUCED AIRSPEED TO 60 KNOTS, INFLATED FLOATS, AND LANDED IN A MARSH AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED ONE M/R BLADE. DEBONDING JUST AFT OF LEADING EDGE AREA APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH BY 3 INCHES SEPARATED CAUSED BY CORROSION UNDER SKIN. APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED ADJACENT TO TIP CAP AND MOVED SPAR WISE.

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