Service difficulty report · Pin · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 15, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
12,295 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Pin
Part number
369A10045
Condition
Sheared
Location
M/R Blade
Component
Blade · Hughes
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN PIN WAS OPENED TO REMOVE MAIN ROTOR BLADE PIN FELL APART. IT WAS NOTED PIN WAS SHEARED OFF WHERE LAST THREAD WAS CUT.