AS350 & 355 EAD 20/10/2020
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AS350 & 355 EAD 20/10/2020
UK CAA published an EAD today 2020-0224-E at the instruction of EASA for tail rotor blades following 2 reports of de-bonding of leading edge protection shields.
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@Hilico you can split semantic hairs if you like, but the referenced AS350 & 355 EAD is very, very similar to this Robinson AD. Debonding of a leading edge structure on a rotor blade requiring daily inspections, tap testing, and total replacement per a prescribed schedule. In the former case the tail rotor, in the latter case the main rotor. Having just gone through the replacement of the -5 MRBs on my 44 this past January (luckily I only got screwed out of 4 months of blade life--they were due in April anyway), this entire situation is still fresh in my mind, and I have the stack of AD-mandated daily check sheets to prove it, and some leftover leading edge paint, too.
Hilico, was that meant to be tongue in cheek or did you get those the wrong way round? The EASA one seems very straightforward but the Robbie one is pages long.
