Service difficulty report · Rod · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
May 10, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
7,389 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Rod
Part number
321881
Condition
Stripped
Location
Fcu
Component
Fcu · Bendix · NPNZ
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE THREADS BENEATH THE INNER POSITIONING NUT ON THE INTERCONNECT ROD WHICH LINKS THE CUT OF LEVER (QUADRANT POINTER) TO THE MAIN CONTROL SHAFT HAD FAILED. THIS ALLOWED THE FCU CUTOFF LEVER TO MOVE INTO CUTOFF INITIATING AN UNCOMMANDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN.