Service difficulty report · Sprag Clutch · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
October 3, 2022
Submitted
October 6, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N774CB
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0016
Aircraft time
6,724 hours, 4,377 cycles
Part
Sprag Clutch
Part number
369A5364
Condition
Broken
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
83 hours
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

INITIAL CLUTCH WAS REMOVED FOR A DIFFERENT DISCREPANCY AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BAD SPRAG CLUTCH 300 HOURS AFTER OVERHAUL. NEXT CLUTCH WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BAD SPRAG CLUTCH 82 HOURS AFTER OVERHAUL. NEXT CLUTCH WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BAD SPRAG CLUTCH 0 TSO .

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