206 M/R Blade

[wrenchpuller]

a week or so ago me and another guy were pushing a 206 in the hanger late at night after a ground run and almost hit the hanger door frame with the blade, we were going slow but i was thinking what i would do if we hit the blade head on at slow speed, i would inspect the blade where it hit first, then move onto the head inspecting the grips mast etc. i dont have much time on bells and havnt checked in the manuals yet but i was just thinking about it so i thaught i'd post on here.....what would you do?

[JLee]

<font color='#000000'>a week or so ago me and another guy were pushing a 206 in the hanger late at night after a ground run and almost hit the hanger door frame with the blade, we were going slow but i was thinking what i would do if we hit the blade head on at slow speed, i would inspect the blade where it hit first, then move onto the head inspecting the grips mast etc. i dont have much time on bells and havnt checked in the manuals yet but i was just thinking about it so i thaught i'd post on here.....what would you do?</font>

 

 

you hit a helicopter blade on anything - you get a real helicopter mechanic and have them inspect everything - blade be gone - not good

[Goldy]

Totally agreee-- any blade strike is a major event and needs to be thoroughly checked out and probably balanced before the next flight. Not a good thing, take the key away, flag the hobbs log, put a huge note in the cockpit that the bird is grounded....do everything to get it checked out before next flight is made. An unbalanced main blade can self destruct in very little time and I dont want to be behind the controls when it happens.

 

If it were an R22 you inspect the blade with a 10X power glass...imagine what a hard strike against a solid object could do. Also helps to tie the blades down before you move the ship so that the flapping motion going over bumps doesnt cause a strike.

 

Goldy

[Mixmaster]

Agree with the last post, Check every thing including the transmission mounts, the isolation mount and the spike pin. Not a good thing to be hitting blades. Time them down or at least put the rotor break on while you wheel it in. I land on a dolly and use a tug to get the ship inside after every mission. We have a 206L4 and it goes in a tall but car sized opening. Every time I push it in or out I walk around the bird at least once to make sure nothing is close to anything. Just be super careful.

 

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