Service difficulty report · Tube · Hughes 269C1

Difficulty date
July 18, 2002
Submitted
August 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N20256
Make and model
Hughes 269C1
Aircraft serial
0099
Engine
Lyc HO360C1A
Part
Tube
Part number
269A21725
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Mast
Part time
1,609 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TUBE APPEARED TO HAVE HAD A CRACK UNDERNEATH THE LUG WELD PRIOR TO COMPLETE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OF THIS TUBE ASSEMBLY CAUSED SEVERE VIBRATION IN AIRCRAFT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO MAIN ROTOR BLADES, TAIL ROTOR BLADES, DRIVETRAIN, TAILBOOM AND CANOPY.