What was found
DURING REPAIR OF M/R TRANSMISSION AFTER THE RING GEAR HAD FAILED, THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT DUPLEX BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND WITH A 'CLICK' IN IT AS IT ROTATED. BEARING WAS REMOVED AND SENT IN FOR OVERHAUL.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5074R
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft serial
- 1159D
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 369D25144
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- M/R Transmission
- Part time
- 4,926 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.