What was found
DURING OVERHAUL INSPECTION OF M/R TRANS, THE T/R OUTPUT PINION SHAFT WAS FOUND DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS FROM A BROKEN BEARING RACE GOUGING THE BEARING LAND AND RETAINING RING LIP.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5074R
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft serial
- 1151D
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Shaft
- Part number
- 369D251253
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- T/R O/P
- Part time
- 778 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.