Service difficulty report · Link · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
November 19, 2002
Submitted
January 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
12,613 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Link
Part number
369H120321
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rotor Head
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) WHILE PERFORMING A 300 HOUR INSPECTION ON THE AIRCRAFT THE AME NOTICED A CRACKED LUG ON THE LEAD LUG LINK. AD 95-03-13 CALLS FOR A REPETITIVE 15 HOUR INSPECTION OF THIS AREA.