Service difficulty report · Discharge Tube · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
May 25, 2012
Submitted
May 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1607A
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0375E
Aircraft time
21,468 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
20,831 hours, 18,796 cycles
Part
Discharge Tube
Part number
23008413
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
20,831 hours, 18,796 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT NOTICED A SLOWLY INCREASING TURBINE OUTLET TEMPERATURE (TOT) DURING FLIGHT. PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE INCREASE CONTINUED. UPON LANDING AN EXCEEDANCE WAS RECORDED ON THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE. MX DISPATCHED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED HOLE IN RT COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE TUBE ON THE INSIDE PORTION ORIENTED TOWARD THE ENGINE. MX R & R THE DISCHARGE TUBE AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW MM 72-50-00.

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