Service difficulty report · Balance Weight · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
February 15, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
14,444 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Balance Weight
Part number
206010200133
Condition
Debonded
Location
Blade
Part time
3,104 hours
Component
Main Rotor Blad · 206010200133
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS THOUGHT THAT THE BLADE TIE DOWN WAS LEFT ON THE ACFT. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE IAW A REPORT. THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED. INSP AND SCRAPPED THE M/R BLADE DUE TO WEIGHT POCKET RETAINING HOLES DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. DAMAGE CAUSED BY TELL TALE LEAD COUPON (SIZE 1.0`X1.0`X.5`) BONDED TO THE TOP SIDE OF INNER SPAR AT STN. 113.5 DEBONDED INFLIGHT AND BEING FLUNG BY CENTRIFUGAL FORCE OUT THE TIP CAP OF BLADE. THE CENTRIFUGAL FORCE OUT THE TIP CAP OF COUPON HAD ENOUGH INERTIA TO PUSH OUT THE WEIGHT POCKET ON THE T/E SIDE AND TEAR THE SCREWS OUT OF THE SPAR RETAINING HOLES OF TOP AND BOTTOM SPAR AT T/E SIDE OF SPAR. TIP CAP WAS BENT ON L/E AND T/E UNTIL THEIR WAS SUFFIENT OPENING TO ALLOW THE LEAD COUPON TO EXIT BLADE IN FLIGHT.

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