SDR 97ZZZX5215

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
December 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58251
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
880317D
Part
Bearing
Part number
369D25420
Condition
Galled
Location
T/R Gearbox
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

TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX DISASSEMBLED FOLLOWING CHIP LIGHT INDICATION. FOUND OUTPUT SHAFT DUPLEX BEARING SET BAD. INNER RACE OF BEARING SEVERELY GALLED AND FLAKING. SUBMITTER STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE FAILURE WITHIN 600 HOURS, AND 17 MONTHS. EXXON 2380 OIL USED.