SDR 96ZZZX2922

Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
April 25, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N300KY
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Aircraft serial
S1433
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
269A232011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
700 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 ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY WHEN INSPECTING SECURITY OF VERTICAL STABILIZER. DISCOVERED LOOSE ATTACHMENT HARDWARE AT FORWARD END OF THE ATTACHMENT OF THE TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS A RETORQUE OF ATTACHMENT HARDWARE AT A CERTAIN TIME FOLLOWING INITIAL INSTALLATION OF TAILBOOM ASSEMBLY.

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