Service difficulty report · Bracket · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
January 6, 2004
Submitted
January 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511SB
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1090592D
Engine
Allsn 250C*
Part
Bracket
Part number
369A7304
Condition
Damaged
Location
Flight Controls
Part time
11,913 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND BUSHINGS IN CONTROL BRACKET MOVING. UPON REMOVAL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BUSHINGS WERE INSTALLED WITH SOME SORT OF HARD FILLER APPARENTLY TO KEEP THE BUSHINGS FROM MOVING. BUSHING HOLES ELONGATED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED UNIT. SEE SOR NR 300195 (K) (ALO3200411231)