Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
January 11, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
20,128 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20R
Part
Blade
Part number
206010200139
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
124 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) BEST DESCRIBE THIS DEFECT AS A CONVEX BUBBLE DELAMINATION IN THE SKIN OF THE BLADE. DEFECT IS FOUND ON BOTH TOP AND BOTTOM OF BLADE, SAME SIZE AND SHAPE FOR BOTH. DEFECT LOCATION IS FOUND 9.5" INBD FROM THE BLADE TIP, AND 2" FORWARD FROM THE T/E. THE SHAPE IS OVAL, 2.25" X 1.5". ESTIMATE THE HEIGHT OF EACH BUBBLE TO BE APPROXIMATELY .1250 ". NO DEFECTS FOUND ON OPPOSITE BLADE. OUR BEST ESTIMATE IS THAT THERE WAS WATER INGRESS INTO THE BLADE AT SOME UNKNOWN LOCATION. THIS WATER FROZE AND FORMED A SOLID PIECE OF ICE THAT BEAT THE BLADE OUT FROM WITHIN. BLADE IS BEING RETURNED TO MFG FOR WARRANTY CONSIDERATION.

More about the Bell 206B