Service difficulty report · Drive Belt · Hughes 269C1

Difficulty date
June 8, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 269C1
Engine
Lyc HIO360*
Part
Drive Belt
Part number
269A5512
Condition
Split
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
177 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) DRIVE BELT AXIAL SPLIT OVER 50 PERCENT OF BELT CIRCUMFERENCE; SPLIT OCCURS UNDER OUTER LAYER OF BELT. DEFECT HAS BEEN FOUND ON (2) OTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME TYPE. NOTE: PLEASE ADVISE IF PHYSICAL INSPECTION IS REQUIRED AS MUST RETURN BELTS TO MANUFACTURER FOR WARRANTY CONSIDERATION. (TC NR 20070614001)