Service difficulty report · Tachometer · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
January 18, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
9,460 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Tachometer
Part number
369D24518
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) ROTOR RPM WAS READING LOW BY 30-40% AT GROUND IDLE. TROUBLESHOOTING INDICATED GAUGE FAILURE.