Service difficulty report · Bolt · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
January 26, 2009
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Aircraft time
6,430 hours, 2 cycles
Engine
Lyc HIO360D1A
Part
Bolt
Part number
269A60923
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
111 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OPERATING A SCHWEIZER 269 C MODEL SERIAL NUMBER S1575 TSN 6449.5 THE CONICAL BRGS WERE REPLACE WITH NEW AT 6338.8 AND A NEW BOLT WAS INSTALLED AT THIS TIME P/N 269A6092-3 WHICH WAS PURCHASE NEW FROM SCHWEIZER ON. THE RETORQUE WAS CARRIED OUT AT 6416.1 TSN NO MOVEMENT WAS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. THE PILOT WAS TURNING SHORT FINAL WHEN HE FELT A VIBRATION SUSPECTED ENGINE PROBLEMS. HE COMPLETED A RUN ON LANDING UNDER POWER WHILE MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY AND A VIBRATION WAS FELT. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN AND MAINTENANCE WAS BROUGHT OUT TO AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTED THE FLAPPING HINGE BOLT WAS SHEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN GROUND HANDLED TO THE HANGAR FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.

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