Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
July 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Nozzle
Part number
6898735
Condition
Cracked
Location
1st Stage
Part time
6,313 hours
Stage of operation
HO
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED TOT OF 813C FOR 6 SECONDS. INSPECTION FOUND THE TURBINE FIRST STAGE NOZZLE CRACKED AND ERODED ON 19 VANES. THE COMBUSTION LINER 980916051 WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE OVERTEMP IS NOT CONSIDERED THE SOURCE OF EITHER THE TURBINE OR COMBUSTION LINER DAMAGE. PART TC: 932.