Service difficulty report · Combustion Case · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 24, 2011
Submitted
August 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369AW
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
470117D
Aircraft time
20,878 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Combustion Case
Part number
68709925
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

OUTER COMBUSTION CASE CRACKED IN RT ARMPIT AREA ALONG SPLITLINE WELD. THIS AREA HAD THE BRAZED REINFORCEMENT.