Service difficulty report · Compressor · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
August 16, 2004
Submitted
October 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft time
6,497 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Compressor
Condition
Stalled
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH A MIST ELIMINATOR THAT WAS REMOVED IN THE SPRING OF 2003. WHAT REMAINED WAS THE WEATHER STRIPPING THAT SEALED THE MIST ELIMINATOR TO THE BACK OF THE PARTICLE SEPARATOR. THE WEATHER STRIPPING HAS A SELF ADHESIVE AND WAS ATTACHED TO THE BACK OF THE PARTICLE SEPARATOR. ON A 26 DEGREE CELSIUS DAY, SEVERE COMPRESSOR STALL WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN THE ENGINE INJESTED ABOUT A 1.5 METER LENGTH OF WEATHER STRIPPING. THE COMPRESSOR WAS GUMMED UP AND THE BLEED VALVE SLOT WAS PLUGGED.

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