Service difficulty report · Abrasion Strip · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
January 18, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
19,927 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Abrasion Strip
Part number
500P2100105
Condition
Missing
Location
M/R Blade
Part time
38 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) MAIN ROTOR BLADE ABRASION STRIP SEPARATED FROM BLADE WHILE IN FLIGHT. VIBRATION CAUSED BY IMBALANCED ROTOR DISK REQUIRED RETURN TO BASE. ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN. NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT NOTED. REMAINING 4 ROTOR BLADES HAVE SAME HRS FLOWN AND HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE PENDING INVESTIGATION MFG HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.