Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 25, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
1,764 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Gearbox
Part number
369D25400
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail Rotor
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) DURING A SCHEDULED 600 HOUR INSPECTION. DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE UNDER SIDE OF TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CASE DUE TO A MIS-ALIGNMENT OF THE T/R PUSH PULL TUBE ADAPTER. DAMAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY .020 DEEP AND UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PIN HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR AT THE ASSEMBLY POINT IN THE T/R GEARBOX HOUSING ITSELF.