Service difficulty report · Bearing · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 18, 2002
Submitted
January 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Part
Bearing
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
T/R Damper
Component
Driveshaft
Component part number
369D25518501
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

DURING A RECEIVING INSPECTION OF A REPLACEMENT TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT, THE WHIP DAMPER BEARING SURFACE WAS FOUND TO BE WITH MACHINING MARKS EVIDENT THROUGH THE CHROME PLATE. SEE MDH SOR NR 300189 AND REFER TO THE PREVIOUS SDR DATED 12 AUG 2002.