SDR 95ZZZX1502

Service difficulty report · Gear Tooth · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
March 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5074R
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1151D
Part
Gear Tooth
Part number
369D2512711
Condition
Failed
Location
M/R Xmsn
Part time
472 hours
Component
369D25100505
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A M/R TRANS CHIP LIGHT. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND A DOT SIZED CHIP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP AND AT 108 PERCENT FLIGHT IDLE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE TRANSMISSION. REMOVAL AND SUBSEQUENT DISASSEMBLY FOUND A 1 INCH SECTION OF A TOOTH MISSING FROM THE RING GEAR. THIS TOOTH DAMAGED THE REST OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION.