Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
April 26, 2001
Submitted
May 25, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
5,517 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Blade
Part number
369D21100517
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,111 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING HIS DI, THE PILOT NOTICED ADHESIVE MISSING FROM ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE ROOT FITTING. MAINTENANCE WAS ADVISED. THE BLADE WAS REMOVED AND CHECKED AS PER DN188. THE ROOT FITTING FAILED THAT INSPECTION. THE REST OF THE BLADES WERE ALSO INSPECTED AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. THE BLADE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER. A SERVICEABLE BLADE WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.