Service difficulty report · Shaft · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 25, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
17,667 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Shaft
Part number
369D25430
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN DESCENDING RAPIDLY, COLLECTIVE BOTTOMED OUT AND RT PEDAL INPUT, THE PEDALS WOULD VIBRATE AND THE AIRFRAME WOULD VIBRATE AND WITH A LITTLE COLLECTIVE INPUT AND LT PEDAL THE VIBRATION WOULD GO AWAY. THE SAME COULD BE INDUCED ON THE GROUND WITH RT PEDAL INPUT AND NR BEEPED TO MAX. UPON INVESTIGATION OF TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX THE OUTPUT SHAFT HAD BROKE OFF WHERE THE INNER RACE FOR THE ALIGNMENT ROLLER BEARING IS PRESSED ONTO THE IB END OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT.