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Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
June 8, 2006
Submitted
June 28, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ005
Part
Blade
Part number
114R170244
Part serial
A2037
Condition
Debonded
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
21,142 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ROTOR BLADE HAD A LARGE SKIN DEBOND ON THE LOWER SURFACE FROM THE TRIM TAB OB, BETWEEN STA 227 AND STA 329 APPROXIMATELY 475-500 SQ INCHES (ALLOWABLE REPAIR LIMITS ARE 20 INCHES SPAN WISE AND 13 INCHES CHORD WISE. UNBONDED SKIN WAS REMOVED TO EXPOSE HONEYCOMB CORE FOR INSPECTION. HONEYCOMB WAS OIL FREE AND APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE ROTOR BLADE WILL UNDERGO FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE PROBABLE CAUSE AND REPAIR SCHEME, IF POSSIBLE. MFG HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. (K)

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