Service difficulty report · Control System · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 31, 2007
Submitted
September 25, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Part
Control System
Part number
369D21800501
Part serial
0803
Condition
Rough
Location
T/R Pitch
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

DURING 100 HR INSPECTION, PLAY WAS NOTICED BETWEEN THE ROTATING AND NOT-ROTATING SWASH PLATES OF THE TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL AFTER REMOVAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE BEARING WAS DRY AND ROUGH. RECORDS INDICATE IT WAS REGREASED IN DEC OF 2006. (K)