Service difficulty report · Exhaust Stack · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
September 8, 2009
Submitted
October 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26TC
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0489E
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Exhaust Stack
Part number
369A8230504
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
375 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSTALLED EXHAUST STACK ON 9/18/2008. ACFT TT 9927.8. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK AND HAD A WELD REPAIR DONE. 9/2/2009 ACFT TT 10302.9. DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION, FOUND ANOTHER CRACK. REPLACED EXHAUST STACK FROM SERVICE. (K)

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