Service difficulty report · Bracket · Hughes 269C1

Difficulty date
October 21, 2004
Submitted
October 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N614TV
Make and model
Hughes 269C1
Aircraft serial
0035
Engine
Lyc HO360*
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Bracket
Part number
269A84601
Condition
Cracked
Location
Throttle
Part time
2,658 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

A STUDENT NOTICED ON PRE-FLIGHT A CRACK ON THE THROTTLE BELLCRANK SUPPORT BRACKET, (PN 269A8460-1)MOUNTED TO THE CARBURETOR. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED JUST BELOW THE THROTTLE CONTROL BELLCRANK ATTACH LUG AND WAS NOTICEABLE UPON APPLYING LATERAL PRESSURE TO A LINKAGE TO WHICH THE THROTTLE BELLCRANK IS ATTACHED. THE CRACK WAS APPROX. AROUND 75 PERCENT OF THE WEB.