Aircraft model · Rotorcraft · Rotorcraft · registry code 3030005

Manufacturer (registry)
MD HELICOPTERS INC
Model
369
Registry code
3030005
Registered
0 aircraft
Type
Rotorcraft
Engines
1 · Turbo-shaft
Seats
2
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Certification
Type certificated
Data sheet
TCDSH3WE
Holder
MD Helicopters LLC

Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 28

ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.

1970In forceSuperseded2026
ADs by the year they took effect: 32 ADs
19701
19741
19753
19771
19803
19812
19822
19841
19862
19891
19903
19911
19921
19952
19961
19981
20071
20211
20231
20241
20251
20261
See all 32 ADs
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT d.ad_number, d.status, d.subject, d.effective_date
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_directive.parquet' d
  WHERE d.ad_id IN (SELECT ad_id FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_directive.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3030005'))
  ORDER BY coalesce(d.effective_date, d.publication_date, d.issue_date) DESC, d.ad_number DESC"

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Registered aircraft · 0

No aircraft currently registered with this model

NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.

FAA incident reports

No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.

Service difficulty reports · 6

SDR 2024FA0000762Bearing · wrong partWHILE INSTALLING X4 'OVERHAULED' ACCESSORY BEARINGS ONTO ACCESSORY SHAFT, ENGINEER NOTICED THE ID OF X2 BEARINGS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER THAN THE ID OF THE OTHER 2 BEARINGS. X4 ACCESSORY BEARINGS P/N: 369F5149-1 SENT TO PAS MRO FOR OVERHAUL ON JOB/40834 (JOct 9, 2024 · Hughes 369 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR X2RA2020010800000Governor · failedLOW SIDE GOVERNOR FAILURE, EPO ILLUMINATED, N1, N2, TORQUE DROP INDICATOR LOSS OF POWER. PILOT LANDED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON POWER DOWN THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND THE RPM SEEMED TO SPOOL UP AND FLUCTUATE. PILOT ROLLED THROTTLE TO IDLE Nov 7, 2019 · N717MA · Hughes 369 · Turbine GovernorSDR K2DA20160107001Blade · delaminatedDURING DAILY INSPECTION, AFTER THE DAYS FLIGHTS, ONE OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADES WAS FOUND TO HAVE VARIOUS SPOTS, VARYING IN LENGTH FROM .5 INCHES TO 2 INCHES, WHERE THE LE WAS DELAMINATING FROM THE BLADE, PN 500P3100-105, SN C700. WE TAP TEST THE LE DAILY.Dec 31, 2015 · N506PH · Hughes 369 · Tail Rotor BladesSDR 2010FA0000074Nut · cracked2 NUTS FITTED TO MAIN ROTOR BLADE PITCH CHANGE HORNS ON ACFT R227/09 FOUND CRACKED IN SERVICE. FURTHER ENQUIRIES FOUND OTHER NUTS FROM SAME LOT NR 16838 SUPPLIED 7/09 FITTED TO H369 M/R DRAG DAMPER 7 OUT OF 12 NUTS ALSO CRACKED. INVESTIGATION LABS DISCOVERED HJan 13, 2010 · Hughes 369 · Main Rotor BladesSDR CA080314015Gear · broken(CAN) ACFT WAS BROUGHT IN WITH XMSN NOISE AND CHIP LIGHT. XMSN WAS OPENED AND A PIECE OF GEAR TOOTH 7/8 OF AN INCH LONG WAS FOUND MISSING. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURENCE OF THIS TYPE THAT WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THE LAST SDR WAS APRIL OF 2005. (TC NR 20080314015)Mar 13, 2008 · Hughes 369 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR CHI2003F00001Blade · crackedWHILE PERFORMING OFF AIRCRAFT INSPECTION OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE UTILIZING EDDY CURRENT METHOLOGY. DISCOVERED ONE CRACK EMANATING FROM FIRST LIGHTING HOLE AT APPROX. STA 36.5 IN (C) CHANNEL. SECTIONED BLADE TO VERIFY EDDY CURRENT FINDINGS. CRACK EXTENDS FROM IAug 5, 2003 · Hughes 369 · Main Rotor Blades
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet'
  WHERE aircraft_model_key = '369'
  ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"

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STCs that may be installed · 66

Approved for this model: the STC’s model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has.

See all 66 STCs
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT s.stc_number, s.description, s.holder, s.status, s.status_date, m.matched_model
  FROM (
    SELECT stc_number, min(matched_model) AS matched_model
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model_stc.parquet'
    WHERE aircraft_model_code IN ('3030005')
    GROUP BY stc_number
  ) m JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_stc.parquet' s USING (stc_number)
  ORDER BY s.status = 'Current' DESC, s.status_date DESC, s.stc_number"

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The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
  WHERE m.match_key = '369' AND m.code NOT IN ('3030005')
  GROUP BY ALL
  ORDER BY aircraft DESC
  LIMIT 12"

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