Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
February 27, 2004
Submitted
April 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
611010D
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Part number
369D27371
Condition
Slipped
Location
M/R Controls
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

COLLECTIVE WAS RATCHETY, FOUND THE BEARING ASSY (PN369D27371) WAS SPLIT ON ITS OUTER SLEEVE CAUSING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN IT AND THE INSIDE OF THE SPRING. REPLACED ENGIRE BUNGEE ASSY.