Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
March 31, 2026
Submitted
April 1, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N842JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0020E
Aircraft time
25,471 hours, 10,810 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
500P2100105
Part serial
733F731F
Condition
Dented
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
591 hours
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

AT LANDING PILOT REPORTED MAIN BLADE CONTACT WITH TREE BRANCHES WITH NO CHANGE IN RPM. MECHANIC DETERMINED PER MDHI CSP HMI-2 THAT THERE WAS NO SUDDEN STOPAGE DUE TO NO CHANGE IN ROTOR RPM. MECHANIC INSPECTED AIRCRAFT MAIN ROTOR BLADES FOR DAMAGE AND FOUND SMALL DENTS ON THE BOTOM OF THE YELLOW S/N 733F AND GREEN SN 731F BLADES. MECHANIC MEASURED THE DENTS AND FOUND THEM TO BE IN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS THAT REQUIRE NO REPAIRS AND THE BLADES CAN CONTINUE IN SERVICE.

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