SDR 98ZZZX2094

Service difficulty report · Compressor · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
May 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1097J
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
900801D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Compressor
Part number
6890550
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Part time
6,421 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.

What was found

COMPRESSOR INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT AT ZERO TSO. AFTER GROUND RUNS, AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN. UPON NEXT START ATTEMPT AFTER APROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES SHUTDOWN TIME, ANOTHER START WAS ATTEMPTED. COMPRESSOR HAD SEIZED. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND TO BE WHEEL RUB ON CASE HALF PLASTIC.