Service difficulty report · Mast · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
January 30, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft time
5,250 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20R2
Part
Mast
Part number
369D22014
Condition
Blistered
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
5,251 hours
Component
Main Rotor Mast/
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE MAST REVEALED CORROSION APPROX 1/2 TO 2/3 UP FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE MAST BORE. CADMIUM PLATING APPEARED TO BE SEPARATING AND BLISTERING THE ZINC CHROMATE PRIMER. MAST WAS THEN STRIPPED, CLEANED, INSPECTED AND GIVEN A COATING OF AN IMPROVED CORROSIVE PROTECTOR.

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