SDR 98ZZZX1495

Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
March 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N46EE
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0406E
Part
Blade
Condition
Unbonded
Location
M/R
Part time
2,792 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 SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND LOWER ROOT FITTING TO DOUBLER BOND LINE ADHESIVE MISSING. AREA OF MISSING ADHESIVE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH LONG AND .100 INCH UNDER ROOT FITTING. BLADE WAS SENT TO BLADE REPAIR FACILITY AND FOUND TO BE UNREPAIRABLE. BLADE WAS SCRAPPED. AREA OF DEFECT WAS ON LEADING SIDE OF LOWER ROOT FITTING. INSTALLED NEW BLADE.

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