SDR 95ZZZX3868

Service difficulty report · Link · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
June 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4571V
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
490487D
Part
Link
Part number
369H120321
Condition
Defective
Location
M/R Lead Lag
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

REMOVED LINK DUE TO STICKY OPERATION. DISCOVERED THE PIVOT BUSHING HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SEATED. IT IS IN SOLID, BUT A GAP EXISTS BETWEEN THE LINK AND BUSHING.