Service difficulty report · Blades · Bolkms BO105S

Difficulty date
March 9, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bolkms BO105S
Aircraft time
6,447 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Blades
Part number
10531980
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AFTER FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED THAT THE T/R PEDALS WERE STIFF. PEDAL TENSION WAS CHECKED WITH THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING AND IN FLIGHT AND MEASURED AT 30 LBS TENSION. THE T/R BLADES WERE REPLACED BY SERVICEABLE UNITS AND PROBLEM DISAPPEARED, TENSION ON PEDALS RETURNED TO NORMAL AT 14 LBS. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20060313003)