Service difficulty report · Mast · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
May 8, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N600TP
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
525
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Mast
Part number
369D22014
Part serial
0022222180
Condition
Flaking
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
5,200 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

COATING FLAKING OFF INNER DIAMETER OF MAIN ROTOR STATIC MAST. COATING CHIPS FALLING INTO MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION. CAUSE OF FLAKING UNKNOWN. NO FACTORY REPAIR AUTHORIZED IN THE HMI. FACTORY REPS HAVE NOT YET AUTHORIZED A REPAIR. EFFECT ON MAST AND TRANSMISSION?

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