Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
January 27, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Blade
Part number
369021100
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor
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

(AU) M/R BLADES WERE FOUND TO HAVE DENTS THAT EXCEEDED THE .010 INCH LIMIT AND WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 23-33INCHES FROM THE TIP. M/R BLADES SENT TO AN APPROVED REPAIR FACILITY FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DENTS EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE LIMTS. HOWEVER, THE LEADING AND TRAILING EDGES WERE NOT DAMAGED. M/R BLADES WERE SCRAPPED BECAUSE OF THE QUANTITY OF DENTS AND THE DISTANCE OF THE DENTS. IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW THIS DAMAGE OCCURRED.