Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
February 26, 2015
Submitted
March 2, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N922SD
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0478E
Aircraft time
13,159 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Engine time
15,810 hours, 3,101 cycles
Part
Drive Gear
Part serial
HR49784
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1,198 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED A N2 PERCENT ROTOR/ENGINE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATION. OPERATING PERCENT IS 103.0 PERCENT AND WOULD INCREASE 1 TO 2 PERCENT ABOVE OR 1 TO 2 PERCENT BELOW DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE COLLECTIVE WHEN APPLYING OR DECREASING POWER DEMANDS. PILOT CONTACTED MAINTENANCE AND WAS ADVISED TO GROUND THE ACFT. THIS SITUATION AROSE ON FINAL APPROACH TO BASE. POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR, PTG, WAS REMOVED FROM ENGINE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PTG DRIVE GEAR HAD CAME APART AND WAS READY TO SEPARATE COMPLETELY.

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