Civair Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 I operate a Helicopter Training School in South Africa, and we have recently discovered that the one stainless steel main Rotor blade is delaminating .The Helicopter is 4 years old but only done 243 hours of flight .Can anyone advise me how we can claim for a pro rata replacement of the blade ?Robinson Helicopters have offered us a 50 % discount on 2 blades, if we return both blades to them . The cost excessive for us , as we have to pay for the transport and new parts and new spindles .I do feel thar Robinson Helicopters should cover the cost of this in proportion to the hours we have flown, and one of the blades is still in satisfactory condition ?The Helicopter has been in a Hangar all its life, and has, for the majority of the time been in a dry and non corrosive area .Can anyone advise me how I can proceed with a claim ? Thanks , Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Andy- I do not disagree with you, however Robinson did come out with the newer blades to get away from the SS ones. At least the new blades that you buy at 50% off will offer some better performance than the old ones. (They have a wider chord). Also, I thought there were a few places out there that could re-use the spindles and bearings if they are still like new. I thought Leading Edge Aviation in Oregon still could do that. Might be worth a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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