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As-350 pilot reported that failure to remove the tail rotor block resulted in insufficient right pedal on initial hover and a return to the ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1497655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201711 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Eurocopter AS 350/355/EC130 - Astar/Twinstar/Ecureuil |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Rotorcraft |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Removed tie-downs from main rotor blades and performed walk around. The two medical crewmembers also performed walk arounds. We all failed to see the tail rotor block still attached to the tail rotor. Started aircraft; came to a very low momentary hover; and noted that there was insufficient right pedal. Landed the aircraft back on the ground with no issue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AS-350 Pilot reported that failure to remove the tail rotor block resulted in insufficient right pedal on initial hover and a return to the ground.
Narrative: Removed tie-downs from main rotor blades and performed walk around. The two medical crewmembers also performed walk arounds. We all failed to see the tail rotor block still attached to the tail rotor. Started aircraft; came to a very low momentary hover; and noted that there was insufficient right pedal. Landed the aircraft back on the ground with no issue.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.