Service difficulty report · Fairing · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
November 25, 2012
Submitted
December 11, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5825
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
1080364D
Aircraft time
15,737 hours, 9,858 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
32,120 hours, 15,260 cycles
Part
Fairing
Part number
369D2100411
Condition
Missing
Location
Zone 200
Part time
1,444 hours, 2,370 cycles
Component
Hub · 500D
Component part number
369D21200503
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOT FELT TWO THUMPS AND A LOW FREQUENCY BUZZ FOR ONE SECOND. RETURNED TO BASE MECHANIC PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION, REVEALING THAT THE MAIN RROTER FAIRING WAS MISSING AND THE SUPPORT STAR WAS DAMAGED. FURTHER INSPECTION IAW CHAPTER 62 TABLE 602, REVEALED THAT TWO MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED. BLADE SN 027B SENT BACK TO THE MFG FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, AND BLADE SN 147B WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACFT WAS INSPECTED IAW A LEVEL 1 SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION. AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF NEW REPLACEMENT PARTS AND BLADE, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.