What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE CYCLIC CONTROL COVER (BOOT) WAS FOUND TO BE ROTTED TO A POINT WHERE, ASIDE FROM THE PLASTIC EDGES AND PLASTIC REINFORCEMENT GROMMETS, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT. REPLACED PART. THIS IS A CUSTOMER MACHINE.
- Difficulty date
- April 11, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5313Y
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft serial
- 490496D
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Cover
- Part number
- 369H657371
- Condition
- Deteriorated
- Location
- Cyclic
- Part time
- 4,350 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.