Service difficulty report · Folding Pin · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
March 10, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Folding Pin
Part number
369A10045
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Blade
Part time
3,829 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS NOTICED ON POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION THAT THE BOTTOM PART OF THE AFT GREEN M/R BLADE FOLDING PIN WAS HANGING DOWN LOWER THAN THE LEAD-LAG LINK. ALL PARTS OF THE PIN WERE STILL IN PLACE AND THE LEVER ARM WAS STILL HOLDING THE SELF-LOCKING NUT. NO VIBRATIONS OR ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED DURING PREVIOUS FLIGHT. NO DAMAGE TO M/R BLADE OR LEAD-LAG LINK.