What was found
DURING 500 HR INSPECTION OF BLADES AS SCREWS WERE BEING INSTALLED TORQUE VALUE WAS REACHED WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD THREAD ENGAGEMENT OF ENTIRE GRIP LENGTH. DISTORTED THREADS IN ONE AXIAL LOCATION ALONG GRIP LENGTH.
- Difficulty date
- October 14, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N707AL
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76
- Aircraft serial
- 760189
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Screws
- Part number
- 802324
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Tip Cap
- 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.