SDR CHIR823C

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
December 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
CHIR823C
Columbia Helicopters, Inc
Aircraft
N1611W
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0319E
Part
Bearing
Part number
369D2170721
Condition
Disbond
Location
T/R Yoke
Component
369D21610503
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

DURING 300-HOUR INSPECTION, ONE OF THE OUTBOARD ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS FELL OUT WHEN THE T/R ASSY WAS DISASSEMBLED. THE GLUE BOND HAD FAILED. THERE SEEMED TO BE ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLUE. SOR SENT TO MDHC 12-30-96 ON THIS PART/PROBLEM. (X)

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