Service difficulty report · Belt · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
March 8, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
17,279 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Belt
Part number
369D25623
Condition
Failed
Location
Blower
Part time
421 hours
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) DURING A 100 HOUR INSPECTION THE BLOWER BELT WAS NOTED AS HAVING SEVERAL TEETH MISSING. BELT IS IDENTIFED WITH THE PN IN WHITE MARKER. BELT TENSION WAS VERIFIED AFTER INSTALLATION AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED DURING THE NEXT 3-100 HOUR INSPECTIONS. NO VIBRATIONS OR NOISE WERE NOTED. (TC NR 20060322009)