Service difficulty report · Support · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
April 24, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
11,741 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Support
Part number
369A7339
Condition
Broken
Location
Collective
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVEST REVEALED THAT THE COLLECTIVE SUPPORT BRACKET WAS BROKEN. SUPPORT BRACKET WAS REPLACED WITH A 369N2650 AS PER MM. FURTHER INVEST INTO CAUSE REVEALED THAT PLUNGER IN SLEEVE OF COLLECTIVE BUNGEE ASSEMBLY WAS BINDING. A REVIEW OF MM REVEALED THAT THERE IS A LUBRICATION OF COLLECTIVE BUNGEE REQUIRED AT INSTALL BUT NO RECURRING LUBRICATION SPECIFIED EITHER IN MM. SERVICING. SEVERAL OTHER COLLECTIVE BUNGEES ON OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE DRY AND VERY WORN.AS THE MM IS NOT CLEAR ON THE INTERVAL OF LUBRICATION,