Service difficulty report · Exhaust Stack · Hughes 369FF

Difficulty date
September 28, 2003
Submitted
October 10, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5841Z
Make and model
Hughes 369FF
Aircraft serial
0135FF
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Exhaust Stack
Part number
369D2860501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
1,627 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE EXHAUST STACK HAD TO BE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 400.0 HOURS SINCE NEW. NOW THE AC HAS 1627.3 HOURS TT. SERVICE REPORTS WAS DONE TO MFG SINCE 12-2000. IN 3 OCCASIONS THE MFG SENT THE EXHAUST PN 369D2860501 FOR REPLACEMENT, BUT IT DID NOT FIT INTO THE AIRCRAFT. IN THE MEANTIME, IT CONTINUED CRACKING AND WE CONTINUED TO REPAIR.

More about the Hughes 369FF