Service difficulty report · Spline · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
October 12, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
13,822 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Spline
Condition
Failed
Location
Governor
Component
Governor · Rroyce
Component part number
23065121
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT COMPLAINED OF EXCESSIVE (ROTOR) DROOPING. CHECKED AIRCRAFT RIGGING AND LOOSE ENGINE AIR LINES. REMOVED GOVERNOR FOR BLEED CLEANING AND THE DRIVE ASSY ON THE GOVERNOR WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED FROM THE PT GOVERNOR. COMPONENT WAS SHIPPED FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. (TC NR 20071015004)