Service difficulty report · Swashplate · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
November 2, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
13,066 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C*
Part
Swashplate
Part number
369D218005501
Condition
Sheared
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) INSPECTION FOUND DRIVE SPLINES SHEARED OFF. HELICOPTER HAS NO HISTORY OF TAIL ROTOR STRIKE. INVESTIGATION INCLUDING ENGINEERING FAILURE ANALYSIS OF PART. OPERATORS FLEET INFORMED AND INSPECTED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM. WILL FORWARD RESULTS.