SDR 97ZZZX962

Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
December 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N396CP
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Aircraft serial
S1683
Engine
Lyc HIO360D1A
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Studs Broke
Location
Nr 2 Base
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

ON TWO DIFFERENT SCHWEIZER HELICOPTERS EQUIPPED WITH HIO360D1A ENGINES, NR 2 CYLINDER BROKE 6 BASE STUDS. THE TWO THROUGH-STUDS REMAINED INTACT IN BOTH CASES. ONE ENGINE HAD 932 HOURS AND THE OTHER 1,424 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL. BREAKS ARE CLEAN WITH NO SIGNS OF WORKING OR LOOSENESS AND OCCURS JUST BELOW NUT.

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