Service difficulty report · Belt · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 10, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
12,353 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Belt
Part number
369D25623
Condition
Worn
Location
Blower Oil Cool
Part time
816 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO LAND THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE TO THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED BY A VIBRATION. UPON INSPECTION THE ENGINEER NOTICED THE OIL COOLER BLOWER BELT TENSION WAS LOOSE AND THE TEETH OF THE BELT WERE WORN. (TC NR 20060811002)