What was found
(CAN) T/R SWASHPLATE REMOVED FROM ACFT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. DURING INSPECTION, NUMEROUS ROTATING SWASHPLATE DRIVE SPLINES WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND SOME WERE BROKEN AWAY.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft time
- 12,876 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Swashplate
- Part number
- 369D2180111
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,169 hours
- 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.