What was found
N NR 521FB THROUGH N NR 527FB. P/N A402A 'R AND R/N' STROBE LENS, APPROXIMATELY 60 LENS COVERS HAVE BROKEN OR CRACKED ON OUR HELICOPTERS. DIFFERENT DESIGNS HAVE BEEN TRIED. SAME RESULTS. MOST BREAKAGE IS ON LOWER AFT STROBE.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 500N
- System (JASC)
- 3340 · Exterior Lighting
- Part
- Lens
- Part number
- A402A
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lower Aft
- Component
- Whelen
- 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.