SDR 97ZZZX1682

Service difficulty report · Damper Ring · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
March 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8639F
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1280431D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Damper Ring
Part number
6871064
Condition
Cracked
Location
Gearbox
Part time
6,734 hours
Component
6894171
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

FOUND DAMPER RING CRACKED AND A SMALL CHIP MISSING ON THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE RING. THIS DEFECT BEING ON THE GEAR SIDE OF THE RING, FITS ALL THE WAY IN THE GROOVE, AND WAS ONLY FOUND AFTER REMOVAL. CRACK WAS 2 INCHES FROM THE END OF THE RING.