Service difficulty report · Tube · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Tube
Part number
UKN
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
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

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT THE PILOT FELT A RELEASE OF PRESSURE IN THE CYCLIC CONTROL AS HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE AND TRIMMING THE CYCLIC AFT. AFTERWARDS HE WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE LONGITUDINAL TRIM ACTUATOR. HE FLEW BACK TO BASE AND UPON EXAMINATION OF THE TRIM ACTUATOR FOUND THE JACKSHAFT BROKEN IN HALF. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED.