SDR 2003121

Service difficulty report · Roll Pin · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
December 9, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369AW
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
470117D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Roll Pin
Part number
NAS561C514
Condition
Loose
Location
M/R Hub
Part time
14 hours
Component
Hub
Component part number
369D21200503
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT COMPLAINED OF NOISE AND VIBRATION ON SHUT DOWN. INSPECTED MAIN ROTOR HUB, FOUND ROLL PINS ON DROOP STOP FOLLOWER ASSEMBLIES HAD BACKED OUT AND WERE CONTACTING THE LOWER SHOE. THE INTERFERENCE WAS CAUSING THE FOLLOWERS TO BE FROZEN IN PLACE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE ROLLERS. THEY ONLY APPLIED A FORCE TO A FROZEN ITEM. THIS MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE, ALL FOLLOWERS AND BUSHINGS WERE REPLACED AND MFG WAS NOTIFIED.