Service difficulty report · Camshaft · Hughes 269C1

Difficulty date
January 13, 2003
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 269C1
Aircraft time
3,577 hours
Engine
Lyc HO360C1A
Part
Camshaft
Part number
SL18840
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ENGINE HAD 6 HOURS TTSO. THE PILOTS NOTICED AN ENGINE VIBRATION, AND STARTING WAS BECOMING EVER MORE DIFFICULT. THE AME THEN PROCEEDED IN REPLACING THE TWO MAGNETOS AND THE CARBURETOR. AFTER A FEW HOURS OF FLIGHT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE AME THEN CONDUCTED AN INTERNAL INSPECTION, IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE INTAKE VALVE IN CYLINDER NR 1 AND THE EXHAUST VALVE IN CYLINDER NR 3 WERE NOT OPENING COMPLETELY. AN INSPECTION OF THE CAMSHAFT WAS CARRIED OUT, 2 LOBES OF THE CAM WERE DAMAGED. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE HELICOPTER AND THEN THE CAMSHAFT WAS REPLACED UNDER MANUFACTURERS WARRRANTY.