What was found
TUBE APPEARED TO HAVE A PAINT FLAW. REMOVAL OF PAINT REVEALED A CRACKED TUBE WELD. TUBE REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR TESTING/ INSPECTION BY MANUFACTURER.
- Difficulty date
- July 18, 2002
- Submitted
- August 5, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N6151L
- Make and model
- Hughes 269C1
- Aircraft serial
- 0087
- Engine
- Lyc HO360C1A
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 269A21725
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R Mast
- Part time
- 2,629 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.