# SDR AU960191

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 15, 1996
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Hughes 369HS
- Registry model: [Hughes 369HS](https://openairdocs.org/model/hughes-369hs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Engine: Allsn 250C18
- System (JASC): [6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/6510)
- Part: Drive Shaft
- Part number: 369A5518601
- Condition: Sheared
- Location: T/R Drive Shaft
- Stage of operation: TO
- Nature of condition: F
- Precautionary procedure: O
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU960191

## Discrepancy

(AUS) TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED APPROXIMATELY 457.2MM (18IN) FROM THE FORWARD END - SEVERAL LONGITUDINAL CRACKS WERE EVIDENT IN THEAREA OF THE FAILURE WHEN VIEWED UNDER X10 MAGNIFICATION

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