Service difficulty report · Turbine · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
October 30, 2008
Submitted
June 8, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N606AS
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
510987D
Aircraft time
14,020 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
8,279 hours, 6,944 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part number
23069745
Part serial
CAT24584
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Part time
3,692 hours, 4,138 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATIONS AT A HOVER, THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY CAUSING THE PILOT TO AUTOROTATE FROM APPROXIMATELY 120-150 FEET AGL. THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE STOPPAGE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE TURBINE MODULE. NO FINAL REPORT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.