Service difficulty report · Bracket · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
November 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
13,183 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Bracket
Part number
369A7304
Condition
Broken
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) BRACKET ASSY CAP WHICH IS A MATCHING PART WAS INSTALLED WITHOUT THE NECESSARY SHIMMING IN PLACE. SO INCORRECT ASSY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE COLLECTIVE POLE BEING SNAPPED UP WITH NO BLADES INSTALLED OVER ITS LIFE MAY HAVE LED TO THE BREAKING OF THE BEARING CAP. MAINTENANCE AND PILOTS INFORMED ABOUT THIS CONDITION.