What was found
TAIL ROTOR BLADE CAUSED VIBRATION ON AIRCRAFT. UPON DISASSEMBLY AT REPAIR STATION, A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER WAS FOUND IN THE FAIRING. THE WATER WAS ALLOWED ENTRY BECAUSE OF A FAILURE IN A BOND LINE.
- Difficulty date
- November 28, 2016
- Submitted
- November 28, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N247AC
- Make and model
- Skrsky S64E
- Aircraft serial
- 64052
- Aircraft time
- 17,597 hours, 10,979 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JFTD12A4A
- System (JASC)
- 6410 · Tail Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 6516100001044
- Part serial
- 64V63145427
- Condition
- Unbonded
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 12,613 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.