Service difficulty report · Support Bracket · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
March 10, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
5,331 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Support Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/R Driveshaft
Component
Tail Rotor Drive · Tactair
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) T/R DRIVESHAFT DAMPER SUPPORT BRACKET AT STA 197.78 HAS TWO HOLES WITH NUTPLATES RIVETED BEHIND TO SUPPORT THE GRAPHITE DAMPER. SPACERS WERE NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED THAT HOLD THE DAMPER TO THE DAMPER SUPPORT BRACKETS AND CAUSED A HOLE TO BE PUNCHED OUT BY THESE SPACERS.