Service difficulty report · Gear · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
April 1, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
13,880 hours
Part
Gear
Part number
369D2512311
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Gearbox
Component
Gearbox · Doug
Component part number
369D25100505
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAIN ROTOR TRANSIMISSION SENT IN FOR REPAIR DUE TO REPORTED CHIPS ON DETECTOR. TRANSIMISSION OPENED AND APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF TOOTH (CENTER PORTION) FOUND MISSING FROM INPUT GEAR. PIECE LOCATED INSIDE TRANSIMISSION CASE. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED.