Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
November 26, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
12,939 hours
Engine
Hnywl T5313BHNYWL
Part
Blade
Part number
204011250001
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
1,668 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) BLADE WAS REPAIRED IN JULY 2013 TO CORRECT SOME DELAMINATION FROM AN OLDER DENT AT 18" FROM THE BLADE TIP. UPON LANDING AT A REMOTE SITE AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ACFT THE PILOT OBSERVED A BLISTER AT 6" IN DIAMETER AND AT 20 CHORDWISE CREASES OTBD OF DAMAGED AREA. MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED AND SAME DAMAGE FOUND ON TOP OF BLADE. THE REPAIRED AREA HAD SEPERATION ABOVE AND BELOW IT WITH WRINKLES/CREASES CONTINUING TO THE TIP OF THE BLADE. AFTER 2 NIGHTS OUTSIDE IN SUB ZERO TEMP AND THEN IN A HEATER HANGER FOR 2 DAYS THE DAMAGE AREA EXTENDED TO THE T/E AND SPLIT THE T/E AT 10" EXPOSING THE HONEYCOMB CORE.

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