Accident Reports

Bell 206L-4 LongRanger1V, G-PTOO

The pilot carried out a precautionary landing at London City Airport, after the onset of high pitch vibration during the cruise. Examination revealed that a bolt, securing balance weight assemblies to a tail rotor blade, had failed due to the formation of a crack in the bolt shank which propagated in fatigue....


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