SDR 98ZZZX2105

Service difficulty report · Exhaust Stack · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
May 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N500DC
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
290456D
Part
Exhaust Stack
Part number
369A8230503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
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

LEFT EXHAUST STACK CRACKED. ENGINE WAS VIB CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, UPPER ENGINE MOUNTS APPEARED TO BE LOOSE. NEW HILOCKS WERE INSTALLED ON UPPER ENGINE M0UNTS OF AIRFRAME. ANOTHER VIBRATION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND VIBRATION DROPPED TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL. STACK WAS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. REF: CONTROL NR 98-5-6.