Service difficulty report · Gear · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
October 21, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Gear
Part number
369D25430
Condition
Broken
Location
Gearbox
Component
Gearbox · Hughes
Component part number
369D25400
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) UNIT RECEIVED TO INSPECT FOR REPORTED METAL GEN. (9 PREVIOUS REPORTS) REPAIRED BY FACILITY FAA REPAIR STATION 6 TIME (10 BEARINGS REPLACED) THEN OH. LAST REPORT WAS 104.6 HRS. AFTER OH, WHEN IT WAS OPENED THE INTERIOR HAD A THICK SLUDGE THROUGHOUT. I/P AND O/P SPACERS FOUND SPINNING AND /OR DAMAGED. O/P GEAR WAS BROKEN AT ALIGNMENT BEARING JOURNAL (ALIGNMENT BEARING STILL ON BROKEN PIECE)