Service difficulty report · Strut · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
April 18, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
23,594 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Strut
Part number
369H600152
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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

(CAN) AFTER HELICOPTER WAS LOADED AND STARTED THE GEAR SPREAD AND A BANG WAS HEARD, UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, THE RT AFT STRUT WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN WHERE THE DRAG BRACE ATTACHES TO THE LANDING GEAR STRUT. STRUT WAS REPLACED WITH NEW AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.