SDR 97ZZZX3993

Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369HS

Difficulty date
August 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N33TM
Make and model
Hughes 369HS
Aircraft serial
550746S
Part
Blade
Part number
369A1613507
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/R
Part time
3,512 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.

What was found

DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION AFTER APPROXIMATELY A 2-HOUR FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED PINHOLE IN T/R BLADE LEADING EDGE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH CRACKS DOWN BOTH SIDES OF BLADES. THESE BLADES HAD NEW DESIGN ABRASION STRIPS INSTALLED IAW AD 95-03-11 ON 1-2-96 AT PART TTSN 2,505.0 HOURS. ORIGINAL SKIN INBOARD OF NEW STRIP APPARENTLY ERODED AND/OR CORRODED THROUGH. RECOMMEND X-RAY (OR OTHER INSPECTION) DURING 5,600 HOUR TIME LIFE.

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