Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 22, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
18,124 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Gearbox
Part number
369D25400
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
14,634 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE PILOT RETURNED TO STAGING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE CHIP PLUG AND DISCOVERED A SMALL NR OF CHIPS, CLEANED, REINSTALLED AND FLYING RESUMED. CHIP LIGHT RETURNED THE NEXT DAY AND THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX WAS CHANGED.