Service difficulty report · Nut · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
September 11, 2008
Submitted
October 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6143K
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Aircraft serial
S1750
Part
Nut
Part number
AN365428
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pulley
Part time
1,096 hours
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

ROUTINE INSPECTION OF TRANSIENT ACFT REVEALED BOTH UPPER PULLEY FWD BEARING RETAINER CAP ATTACH BOLT NUTS LOOSE-APPROX Q.5 THREADS ONLY ENGAGED. THESE WERE SERVICEABLE USED NUTS. THREAD MARKINGS NOTED IN LOCK AREA. NUTS STILL EXHIBIT LOCKING CAPABILITY. FRAME ASSY FOUND WORN AND LOOSE AT BEARING RECESSES. MFG NOTIFIED MANDATORY REPLACEMENT ORDERED FOR FRAME ASSY, UPPER AND LOWER PULLEY FRAME BEARING ASSEMBLIES. INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR TRANSMISSION PINION SHAFT TIR, BEARING JOURNALS AND SPLINES WORN BEYOND LIMITS. LOWER PULLEY INNER SPLINES WORN DRIVE SPLINED COUPLING, UPPER PULLEY BEARINGS, SPRAGE CLUTCH OR AFT PINION NUT. TRANSMISSION PINION TOTAL INDICATOR RUN OUT GOOD. =0001" TIR. (K)

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