Service difficulty report · Blade · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
July 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Blade
Part number
6886407
Condition
Separated
Location
1st Stage
Part time
415 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
M, E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE COMING IN TO LAND, THE PILOT NOTICED A SUDDEN INCREASE IN TOT AND VIBRATION LEVELS. LANDED IMMEDIATELY, NO PROBLEMS. TURBINE INSPECTION REVEALED ONE 1ST STAGE BLADE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TURBINE DISC AT APPROXIMATELY .150 INCHES FROM BLADE ROOT. NO VISUAL INDICATION OF TIP RUB, EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE, OR CORROSION. LAB ANALYSIS INDICATED A SUSPECTED HIGH CYCLE, LOW STRESS FATIGUE FROM A DESIGN CONTOUR CHANGE IN TRAILING EDGE OF BLADES.