SDR 95ZZZX3297

Service difficulty report · Housing · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
June 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5074R
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1151D
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Housing
Part number
369A7313
Condition
Worn
Location
Collective
Part time
7,173 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.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THE IDLE WAS TOO LOW AT LIGHT OFF AND TOO HIGH AFTER ROLL-DOWN FROM FLIGHT IDLE. AFTER A LENGTHY PROCESS OF POKING, RIGGING, AND PRODDING, DISCOVERED THE SWITCH HOUSING AT THE END OF THE COLLECTIVE WAS WORN AT ITS INTERNAL STOPS. REPLACED UNIT AND RIGGED THE THROTTLE SYSTEM.