Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
October 4, 2000
Submitted
November 2, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
9,507 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Blade
Part number
369D21100517
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Blade
Part time
2,634 hours
Component
Main Rotor Blade
Stage of operation
HO
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) PILOT REPORTED A STRANGE VIBRATION IN THE HELICOPTER. UPON INVESTIGATION ENGINEERING FOUND THE UPPER LEADING EDGE LUG OF THE BLADE CRACKED AND BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BLADE AND ONE BLADE RETENTION PIN BENT. MAIN ROTOR BLADE AND BLADE RETENTION PINS WERE REPLACED. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE MAIN ROTOR HUB LEAD LAG LINKS WERE REPLACED. REMAINING BLADES, LINKS AND PINS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. (X)