What was found
(CAN) DURING AN INSPECTION THE ENGINEER NOTICED THE THE M/R BLADE FOLDING PIN LOOKED BENT. UPON TAKING THE UNIT APART HE NOTICED THAT THE THREADS OF THE PIN WERE NOT ON THE PIN STRAIGHT, KIND OF LOPSIDED. (TC NR 20070508003)
- Difficulty date
- May 8, 2007
- Submitted
- June 7, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft time
- 13,652 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Pin
- Part number
- 369X10045
- Part serial
- B050
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,333 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.