Thu, Jan 24, 2008
Protective Tape Provides Approved Level Of Safety
Airwolf Aerospace was recently
granted an Alternative Method of Compliance (AMOC) by the Federal
Aviation Administration for Airworthiness Directive
2007-26-12. The AD was issued for delamination of
Robinson R22 and R44 helicopters' main rotor blades. Installation
of Airwolf's Rotor Blade Protective Tape system is found by the FAA
to provide a permanent and acceptable level of safety.
The AMOC permits all R22 and R44 operators to use Airwolf's
Rotor Blade Protective Tape which , eliminates the need for
preflight inspections and entries into the aircraft's permanent
maintenance record, which would otherwise be mandatory under the
requirements of the AD. The AMOC also legally eliminates the
restriction on the installation of "blade tapes (anti-erosion
tapes)", which was recently added by Robinson to its Maintenance
Manuals.
Airwolf's solution STC-SR02491CH is a one-time application,
using a unique adhesive polymer tape to prevent permanently the
leading-edge skin debonding, which occurs when the bond line is
exposed due to excessive erosion of the blade's painted finish.
"As of today, our Protective Rotor Blade Solution is the only
permanent product on the market that is AD 2007-26-12 compliant",
said Jonny Quest, Airwolf's technical director. "Now operators
don't have to go through daily blade inspections and can rely on an
inexpensive and one-time application solution to a problem, which
affects more than 2290 helicopters in the US alone."
Robinson operators, mechanics and maintenance departments can
order the Airwolf RBPT factory-direct.
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