What was found
PILOT FOUND BROKEN LINK ON PRE-FLIGHT. REMOVED BROKEN LINK AND INSTALLED NEW. FOUND LINK SHIMS .024 INCH OVER MAXIMUM. REMOVED SHIMS AS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN CORRECT DIMENSION. NO FURTHER OCCURRENCE.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5205G
- Make and model
- Hughes 369F
- Aircraft serial
- 0011F
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Lead/Lag Link
- Part number
- 369H120331
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- M/R Hub
- Part time
- 2,387 hours
- Component
- 369D21200
- 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.