Service difficulty report · Support · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
February 14, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
14,809 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Support
Part number
369A75058
Condition
Broken
Location
Tr Pedal
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 INSPECTION OF FRONT PEDAL SUPPORT IT WAS NOTED THAT BOTH UPPER TANGS OF THE LEFT PEDAL SUPPORT WERE BROKEN OFF. THERE MAY BE SOME INDICATIONS THAT A TANG CRACKED AND THEN SNAPPED ALSO BREAKING THE OTHER UPPER TANG. THE LOWER TANGS OF THE PEDAL SUPPORT WERE FOUND INTACT. ALL CONNECTING HARDWARE WAS FOUND INSTALLED ACCORDING TO THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE SWING UP PEDAL PLATES MAY MAKE THE INSPECTION BY PILOTS DIFFICULT HOWEVER LOOKING THROUGH THE LOWER BUBBLE WINDOW ONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHECK THE INTEGRITY OF THE SYSTEM.