Service difficulty report · Cover · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Cover
Part number
369A20323
Condition
Separated
Location
Sta 142
Part time
8,843 hours
Component
369A2032
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE DURING A 40 MINUTE FLIGHT, PILOT FELT A THUMP IN PEDALS BUT NO BUZZ DEVELOPED. ON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT NOTICED BELLCRANK COVER MISSING AT STATION 142. THREE STUDS STILL IN PLACE. ONE TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAD A DENT BEYOND LIMITS.