Service difficulty report · Housing · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
January 29, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Housing
Part number
369D25102
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/R Cover
Component
Transmission
Component part number
369D25100
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) AT REMOVAL OF TRANSMISSION FROM AIRFRAME A SUSPECTED CRACK IN THE T/R O/P COVER AT THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT WAS NOTED. THIS AREA WAS PAINT STRIPPED AND THE AREA WAS NOT ONLY CRACKED IT HAD ALSO BEEN STOP DRILLED, FILLED WITH EPOXY AND PAINTED. THIS IS NOT A REPAIRABLE ITEM. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE TOP COVER HAD A BOLT MISSING. THE CUSTOMER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEN NOTIFIED THE REPAIR FACILITY THAT OVERHAUL THIS UNIT NOV.19/01 AND REPAIRED JULY 8/02. THEY REPLACED THE HOUSING FEB.26/03.