Service difficulty report · Exhaust Stack · Hughes 369FF

Difficulty date
September 24, 2003
Submitted
October 17, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5842Z
Make and model
Hughes 369FF
Aircraft serial
0137FF
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Exhaust Stack
Part number
369D2860501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
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 HELICOPTER HAS 1568.2 HOURS TAT. IN 3 OCCASIONS THE MFG SENT THE EXHAUST PIN 369D2860-501 FOR REPLACEMENT BUT IT DID NOT FIT INTO THE HELICOPTER. IN MEAN TIME, PART CONTINUED CRACKING AND WE REPAIRING.

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