Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 5, 2001
Submitted
September 21, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
11,178 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Gearbox
Part number
369D25400B
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
13,075 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A HELICOPTER ENGINE PERFORMANCE CHECK AT 2000 FT CRUISE, THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STAYED LIT. AFTER LANDING AT BASE, THERE WAS METAL FLAKES PRESENT ON CHIP DETECTOR. T/R GEARBOX WAS FLUSHED, CHIP DETECTOR CLEANED, & RE-INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 10 MIN AND SHUTDOWN.T/R GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR REMOVED AGAIN.METAL WAS FOUND ON DETECTOR - T/R GEARBOX REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT.