SDR 96ZZZX2588

Service difficulty report · Adapter Sleeve · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
March 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5247S
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0119E
Part
Adapter Sleeve
Part number
369D26012
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Skid
Part time
3,849 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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT SKID SLEEVE LOOSE. UPON REMOVAL, NOTED IT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED TO THE POINT OF PENETRATION AND FAILURE OF SLEEVE. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND SLEEVE THAT HAS BEEN FOUND IN THIS CONDITION, ON 2 HELICOPTERS.

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