Service difficulty report · Rotor Shaft · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
November 22, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Aircraft time
4,670 hours, 2 cycles
Engine
Lyc HIO360D1A
Part
Rotor Shaft
Part number
M3548
Condition
Broken
Location
Magneto
Component
Magneto · Slick · 4345
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) ON RUN UP MAGNETO CHECK, FOUND LT MAG INOP. LT MAG REMOVED AND INSPECTED, ROTOR GEAR WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM ROTOR SHAFT. RT MAGNETO WAS INSPECTED IN THE SAME AREA OF LT MAG FAILURE NO DEFECT FOUND. A NEW MAGNETO WAS INSTALLED IN LT POSITION RT MAGNETO REINSTALLED. MAGNETOS TIMED TO ENGINE AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN FUNCTION CHECK-SERVICEABLE.

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