Service difficulty report · Cap · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
October 5, 2020
Submitted
October 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N611SJ
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9303
Aircraft time
4,917 hours
Part
Cap
Part number
1171390101
Condition
Missing
Location
M/R Hub
Part time
4,917 hours
Component
Hub
Component part number
B622M1002101
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT AND CREW NOTED A BANG, FOLLOWED BY APPROX 45 SEC TO ONE MINUTE OF VIBRATION. VIBRATION WENT AWAY, AIRCRAFT WAS SAFELY LANDED AT KONA (WINONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT). UPON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, DAMAGE TO YELLOW MR BLADE WAS OBSERVED AND THE MR HUB CAP WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING.