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blade cuff

blade cuff

blade cuff
A metallic, wooden, or plastic structure designed for attachment to the shank end of the blade, with an outer surface that will transform the round shank into an airfoil section. The cuff is designed primarily to increase the flow of cooling air to the engine nacelle.
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References in periodicals archive
If that happens, the blade drops from an elevated position damaging the blade cuff, the hub and the root of the blade.
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Losing a blade cuff is an uncommon occurrence and not explicitly covered in NATOPS.
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He then found a few cracks near the blade cuff and notified QA.
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Always remember that rotor blades should be repositioned to slide the pin out of the blade cuff. Removing the blade pins requires lifting the blade to relieve tension.
Pounding or hammering out blade pins can damage the blade pin and unseat the bushings in the blade cuff.
Bangin' on blade pins
1 blade cuff. At this point, they stopped all maintenance and immediately reported the problem to maintenance control.
Extensive damage occurred to the blade cuff on the No.
On the cuff of failure
If you put the pins back in the blade cuff before the lube dries completely, it'll act like glue.
Blade pins need curing time!
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