Service difficulty report · Turbine · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
October 27, 2010
Submitted
October 29, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N842LA
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0020E
Aircraft time
15,939 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
5,288 hours, 2,521 cycles
Part
Turbine
Part number
23038241
Part serial
CAT35842
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
11,182 hours, 284 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY THE MECHANIC HEARD A TURBINE RUB NOISE IN THE ENGINE ASSY. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR MX.

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