Service difficulty report · Arm · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
January 7, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
18,124 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Arm
Part number
23065121
Condition
Seized
Location
Governor
Stage of operation
NR
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) DURING AN UNSCHEDULED BELL CRANK CHANGE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GOVERNOR ARM WAS SEIZED. A RENTAL GOVERNOR WAS INSTALLED WHILE THIS UNIT GOES FOR REPAIR. INSPECTION OF THE CONTROL LINKAGE INDICATES THAT THE SPRING ROD PROTECTION SYSTEM HAD BEEN IN USE.