SDR ERAA077298

Service difficulty report · Blade · Bolkms BO105S

Difficulty date
November 16, 2001
Submitted
December 3, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N293EH
Make and model
Bolkms BO105S
Aircraft serial
559
Aircraft time
8,324 hours
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
11,985 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

END CAP OF ONE BLADE HAS A SPLIT IN THE PAINT. PITCH MOVEMENT FEELS ROUGH. BLADES DAMAGED, BUSHINGS (TEFLON) DIRTY, SEALS WARPED. ACTION TAKEN: REM'D BLADES AND SENT OUT FOR REPAIR. DISASSEMBLED TO FACILLITATE TEFLON BEARING CLEANING . CLEANED BEARING SURFACES AND REASSEMBLED HUB WITH NEW SEALS & NUTS. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE BLADES AND STATIC BALANCED TAILROTOR ASSY. REPAIRED IAW BO105 REM M/M CHAPTER 34 & 33 AND MARVEL BOOK.