Service difficulty report · Belt · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 25, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
13,822 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Belt
Part number
369D25623
Condition
Worn
Location
Oil Cooler
Part time
800 hours
Component
Blow
Component part number
369D25630
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON LANDING, THE PILOT FELT A STRANGE VIBRATION. AFTER LANDING, THE AC WAS GROUNDED PENDING MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING. A CLOSE INSP WAS COMPLETED AND DETERMINED TO BE A LOOSE COOLER BELT CAUSING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT 100 PERCENT. THE BELT WAS REPLACED SHIMED PROPERLY AND GROUND RUN AND FLIGHT TEST COMPLETED. (TC NR 20070928004)