SDR ERAA087102

Service difficulty report · Blade · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
May 20, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N576EH
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760212
Aircraft time
14,078 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
7615009100053
Part serial
A08602149
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
5,855 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

M/R BLADE SEPARATION BETWEEN TIP RIB AND BLADE ASSY. INSPECTED, PERFORMED X RAY, ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONS PER QATI3048-3016, SS8806 & 6095, PERFORMED ALL INSPECTIONS UP TO AND INCLUDING 900 HOUR INSPECTIONS CMPLIED WITH AD 84-10-02, ASB 76-65-18C &N ASB 76-65-57. REPLACED SHIMS PER SA4047-76-5 PROCEDURE NO 9 REV 9 REPLACED 4 ROOT END THROUGH BUSHINGS PER RS-004N-VII; REPLACED STIFFNERS PER RS-003C; REPAIRED VOID ON UPPER SURFACE AT TIP PER PROCEDURE NR 18-1PLY; REPLACED NICKEL STRIP PER RS-007J-I; INJECTED SHEATH VOID AT TIP PER SA4047-76-5 PROCEDURE 2; REINSTALLED TIP CAP SN A175-03746; REFINISHED PAINT WITH HIGH VIS SCHEME 02 PER S76 SRM SA4047-76-5 DRWG 76150-09000 AND 76150-09100; STATIC BALANCED PER CTI-DAL-