Service difficulty report · Swashplate · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
18,124 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Swashplate
Part number
369D2180111
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,059 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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING REMOVAL OF RENTAL TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT 1 OF THE DRIVE SPLINES FOR THE TAIL ROTOR SWASHPLATE WAS MISSING. THE RENTAL GEARBOX HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR 40 HOURS AND WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED THE TAIL ROTOR SWASHPLATE HAD NO SIGNS OF WEAR. THIS TAIL ROTOR SWASHPLATE HAD A NEW TEE INSTALLED IN JUNE 2012.