A frequency clue and incomplete evidence
A fictional monitoring report records a once-per-main-rotor-revolution vibration during a defined test condition. It provides no completed tracking measurement, blade mass-moment record, spinner or shaft inspection, sensor calibration check or approved correction calculation. A learner proposes adding weight to a convenient blade location because the label seems familiar. Another asks for the actual diagnostic and balance procedure before identifying a cause or correction. The task concerns evidence quality rather than performing a rotor run. It supplies no allowable vibration amplitude, balance-weight amount, attachment location or release authority. A sound answer treats the frequency as a useful clue, retains its main-rotor reference and distinguishes tracking, mass distribution and other possible sources before claiming that a correction is justified.
1. Does the frequency uniquely prove a mass imbalance?
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No. It is a diagnostic clue at the specified rotor reference. Other evidence and the applicable procedure are needed to identify the source and permitted correction.
2. May a convenient unapproved weight location be used?
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No. Any correction must follow the actual approved measurements, limits and locations; the report does not supply them.