SDR AU980167

Service difficulty report · Damper · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
February 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Part
Damper
Part number
269A12903
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Main Rotor Head
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

(AUS) MAIN ROTOR ELASTOMERIC DAMPERS FAULTY. AIRCRAFT HAD SUFFERED A HARD LANDING/SUDDEN STOPPAGE APPROXIMATELY 150 HOURS PREVIOUSLY.INSPECTION THEN FOUND NIL DEFECTS BUT SINCE THAT TIME THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEVELOPED A VIBRATION AND AN INSPECTION HAD FOUND ONE DAMPER DELAMINATED AND ONE DAMPER OUT OF LIMITS. THE THIRD DAMPER FAILED THE LOAD/STRETCH TEST.

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