Service difficulty report · Coll Pitch Cntr · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
February 16, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
7,450 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Coll Pitch Cntr
Part number
369H7354
Condition
Corroded
Location
Tube
Part time
7,035 hours
Component
Control Column S
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) PILOT COLLECTIVE TUBE P/N 369H7354 HAD 2 AREAS OF EXCESSIVE WEAR AND ONE AREA OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION. COLLECTIVE FRICTION GRIP AREA HAD .007 WEAR AND THROTTLE FRICTION AREA HAD .008 WEAR. CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE BOTTOM END OF TUBE WHERE TUBE FITS INTO SOCKET AREA.