Service difficulty report · Gear · Hughes 369

Difficulty date
March 13, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369
Aircraft time
5,683 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Gear
Part number
369D2512311
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Transmission
Part time
616 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS BROUGHT IN WITH XMSN NOISE AND CHIP LIGHT. XMSN WAS OPENED AND A PIECE OF GEAR TOOTH 7/8 OF AN INCH LONG WAS FOUND MISSING. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURENCE OF THIS TYPE THAT WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THE LAST SDR WAS APRIL OF 2005. (TC NR 20080314015)

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