SDR OMNIDMR04

Service difficulty report · Structure · Hughes 369FF

Difficulty date
December 14, 2001
Submitted
December 21, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N30042
Make and model
Hughes 369FF
Aircraft serial
0099990855
Aircraft time
1,676 hours
Part
Structure
Part number
421087503
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horizontal Stab
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

HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CRACKED ON TRAILING EDGE ABD TRAIM TAB CRACKED ON LEADING EDGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE FLUTTER. CRACKING IS CONCENTRATED AROUND AREA OF DAMPER WEIGHTS. TABS WERE TOO LONG AND ONLY SUPORTED BY RIVET ON THE LEADING EDGE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE FLUTTER DURING FLIGHT; THE DAMPER WEIGHTS ARE NOT FLUSH TO THE TAB CREATING EXCESSIVE DRAG ON THE TABS AND FURTHER CONTRIBUTES TO THE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THIS EXCESSIVE FLUTTER IS COMMON IN THE 369 SERIES, AND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SERVICE NOTICE FN-29.1

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