Service difficulty report · Bracket · Hughes 369A

Difficulty date
February 20, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369A
Aircraft time
12,277 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Bracket
Part number
369A7304
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Rotor Control
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) ON REMOVAL OF DUAL CONTROLS, A GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE UNDERSEAT AREA REVEALED A CRACK ON THE BEARING CAP OF THE BRACKET ASSEMBLY WHICH IS USED TRANSFERING CONTROL INPUTS FROM CABIN BACK TO THE ROTORS. THE PART WAS REPLACED WITH NO INCIDENT.

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