SDR AU970558

Service difficulty report · Case · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
May 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Engine
Lyc HIO360D1A
Part
Case
Part number
269A517515
Condition
Broken
Location
Main Rotor Grbox
Component
Hughes · 269A517515
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(AUS) MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION UPPER CASE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM LH MOUNTING LUG BROKEN - INDICATIONS APPEAR THAT THE LUG HAD BEEN CRACKED FOR SOME TIME - SUSPECT MOUNTING BOLT OVERTORQUED DURING INSTALLATION

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