What was found
(AUS) TAIL ROTOR CONTROL ROD RUBBING ON `POP' RIVET TAIL. THE RIVET HAD BEEN INSTALLED SOME TIME IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS TO SECURE A BRACKET UNDER THE TAIL BOOM FOR SECURING THE STATIC SYSTEM TUBE. PART TOTAL CYCLES: 161.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 269C
- Engine
- Lyc HIO360D1A
- System (JASC)
- 6720 · Tail Rotor Control System
- Part
- Control Rod
- Part number
- 269A60445
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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