What was found
(CAN) PIN FAILURE, SHEARED AT TOP THREAD OF THREADED SHANK FOR ADJUSTER NUT. CHIEF ENGINEERS COMMENTS: THIS IS THE SECOND PIN TO SHEAR ON THIS AIRCRAFT, SEEMS BOTH PINS WERE MANUFACTURED ATABOUT THE SAME TIME.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2003
- Submitted
- October 15, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft time
- 11,664 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Pin
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- M/R Blade
- Component
- Blade · Doug
- Component part number
- 369A10045
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.