What was found
DURING INCOMING PARTS INSPECTION, A DEFECT WAS FOUND INSIDE OF BOOT AT ONE OF THE MOLDING SEAMS. THE RUBBER WAS NOT BONDED COMPLETELY AND THIS MAKES A WEAK SPOT WHICH WILL SPLIT WHEN BOOT IS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- June 24, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 269*
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Boot
- Part number
- 269A5473
- Condition
- Unbonded
- Location
- M/R
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.