Service difficulty report · Starflex · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
May 23, 2008
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
6,592 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Starflex
Part number
369D27611503
Condition
Worn
Location
M/R Swashplate
Component
Swashplate
Component part number
369D27609
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

M/R SWASHPLATE RECEIVED FOR O/H. AFTER DISASSEMBLY AND PAINT STRIPPING ROTATING STAR PN 369D27611-503 WAS FOUND WITH FORK INNER EAR SURFACE WEAR BEYOND LIMITS. THIS WEAR WAS FOUND FILLED WITH SOME SORT OF ADHESIVE ONCE THE ADHESIVE WAS REMOVED THE WEAR WAS BEYOND LIMITS.