Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
February 19, 2010
Submitted
February 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N127PD
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
501E
Aircraft time
4,464 hours, 71 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Fuel Tank
Part number
369H810135
Part serial
98846579941678
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF, A COMPRESSOR STALL FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SEARCH WAS EXPERIENCED. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND MX PROCEDURE PERFORMED FOUNDED ALL NORMAL. HELICOPTER FUEL TANK INSPECTED AND FOUNDED DEBRIS FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE LIKE RUBBER. HELICOPTER LATER RELEASED FOR FLIGHT AND THE SAME CONDITION REAPPEARS FURTHER INSP TO THE FUEL TANK REVEALS THAT THE RT SIDE WAS STARTING TO DECOMPOSE ON RUBBER MATERIAL FUEL TANK WAS REMOVED FROM THE ROTORCRAFT. MAIN FUEL TANKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON 1999.

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