Service difficulty report · Turbine · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
September 11, 2008
Submitted
September 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58251
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
880317D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Turbine
Part number
23069745
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Engine
Part time
15,480 hours
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, T
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN A 70 FOOT HOVER AND HAD JUST PLACED A SLING LOAD ON THE GROUND WHEN A LOUD BANG OCCURRED THE LOUD BANG WAS THE TURBINE EXPLODING. AT THIS TIME, THE PILOT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE AND ENTERED AN AUTO ROTATION. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NR4 TURBINE WHEEL BURST. (K)