Service difficulty report · Ring Gear · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
February 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Part
Ring Gear
Part number
369D2512711
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Transmission
Part time
803 hours
Component
369D25100901
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) M/R TRANSMISSION NOISE. CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT WAS NOTICED AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF CHIP DETECTOR PLUG REVEALED SEVERAL METAL FLAKES. TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED, DISASSEMBLED AND OUTPUT RING GEAR TOOTH WAS FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. TOOTH AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL FOUND AT BOTTOM OF CASE.