What was found
M/R BLADE STUD BROKE (IN TENSION) DIRECTLY BELOW LOCK RING SPLINES ABOVE FIRST THREAD. REPLACED AFFECTED MAIN ROTOR BLADE WITH SERVICEABLE BLADE.
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N548CH
- Make and model
- Skrsky CH54A
- Aircraft serial
- 18461
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Locked In Stud
- Part number
- S50F11111SN56A
- Condition
- Broke
- Location
- M/R Blade
- Part time
- 4,058 hours
- Component
- Rexnord · 641520201044
- 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.