Service difficulty report · Nut · Hughes 269C1

Difficulty date
January 5, 2004
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 269C1
Aircraft time
642 hours
Engine
Lyc HO360C1A
Part
Nut
Part number
269A54021
Condition
Loose
Location
Freewheel Unit
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) OIL LEAKING FROM FREEWHEEL WAS NOTED AT REFUELING STOP. NUT (WHICH IS ALSO SEAL RUNNER) WAS FOUND LOOSE. NUT WAS RETORQUED AND FLUSH OF FREEWHEEL PRODUCED NO DISCOLORATION OR PARTICLES. LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTE: THAT OIL ONLY LEAKED OUT AFTER SHUTDOWN (NO OIL SPRAY). THEREFORE, IN THIS INSTANCE, THE OIL WAS DYNAMICALLY HELD IN, EVEN WITH THE LACK OF SEALING AT FRONT.