Service difficulty report · Support · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
April 20, 2007
Submitted
May 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622PB
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
880318D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Support
Part number
369AT5058
Condition
Cracked
Location
T/R Pedals
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

AFTER A REFUELING STOP ON A PART 91 FLIGHT, THE PILOT PLACED HIS FEET ON THE TAIL ROTOR PEDALS AND FELT THEM MOVE. HIS INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 3 OF THE 4 MOUNT LOCATIONS FOR THE LT TAIL ROTOR PEDAL SUPPORT WERE BROKEN OFF OF THE SUPPORT. THE UPPER LT, LOWER LT, AND UPPER RT MOUNT LUGS SHEARED AT THE MOUNTING LUG. THE RT UPPER MOUNT SHOWED EVIDENCE OF STAINING IN THE CRACK AREA INDICATING THAT IT HAD BEEN PARTIALLY BROKEN FOR AN UNKNOWN PERIOD OF TIME. THIS CRACK WAS NOT VISIBLE DUE TO THE USE OF PROSEAL AS A CORROSION INHIBITER AT THIS LOCATION. (K)