Service difficulty report · Bearing · Hughes 369HS

Difficulty date
March 13, 2002
Submitted
August 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369HS
Aircraft time
3,679 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) CHIP LIGHT CAME ON AT START UP. ENGINE CHIP PLUGS WERE CLEANED ONLY TO COME ON AGAIN ON THE NEXT START UP. THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED AND SENT TO AN OVERHAUL SHOP. THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE NR 2 BEARING RACE WAS BEING WARN AWAY.

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