Service difficulty report · Pin · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
June 6, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
11,664 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
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.

What was found

(CAN) ON DI FOUND PIN .1250 OF AN INCH ABOVE LEAD/LAG LINK WHILE PREPARING TO INSTALL PIN INTO LEAD/LAG LINK. UPON UNLATCHING OF CLIP OFF BOTTOM PORTION OF PIN, LOWER PORTION OF PIN WAS FOUND SHEARED OFF ABOUT .7500 INCH FROM BOTTOM. REMOVAL OF PIN REVEALED POSSIBLE CRACK STARTING OFF THREADED PORTION OF PIN.