Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 2, 2004
Submitted
November 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5134V
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1103D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Tail Rotor
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

PILOT REPORTED A CHIP LIGHT FOR THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX. MECHANIC INVESTIGATED AND FOUND FOUR HAIR LINE SLIVERS ON THE CHIP PLUG ALL WHICH EXCEEDED LIMITS AS DESCRIBED BY THE MM. REMOVED THE GEAR BOX (PN 369D25400 SN 0295) AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE GEAR BOX WITH SAME PN AND SN 0022220081. (AL05200402907)