Service difficulty report · Spar · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
April 24, 2001
Submitted
May 25, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
3,096 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Spar
Part number
369D23623
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
5,657 hours
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) UPON SHOP REPAIR OF THIS STABILIZER FOR SKIN CRACKS, DOUBLER CRACKS AND LOOSE RIVETS. IT WAS OBSERVED, THAT THE AFT SPAR IS CRACKED ALMOST ALL THE WAY THROUGH, 2.5 INCHES FROM THE INBOARD END. WE ALSO SUSPECT ANOTHER CRACK AT ANOTHER LOCATION ON THE SAME SPAR, BUT HAVE NOT CONFIRMED IT. THESE STABILIZERS HAVE JUST HAD THEIR RETIREMENT LIFE EXTENDED. THIS STABILIZER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE.