SDR 120507

Service difficulty report · V-Belt · Blanca 14132

Difficulty date
December 5, 2007
Submitted
December 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N413R
Make and model
Blanca 14132
Aircraft serial
1531
Aircraft time
4,084 hours
Part
V-Belt
Part number
A1902
Part serial
11814
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Engine To Trans
Part time
503 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING IFR TRAINING FLIGHT WHILE IN CROSS COUNTRY CRUISE, LOUD NOISES FROM ENGINE AREA PROMPTED CREW TO MAKE UNSCHEDULED LANDING TO SAFE AREA OF FLORIDA STATE ROAD 80 MEDIAN TURN AROUND PAVEMENT. UPON LANDING FOUND AFT BELT OF MAIN DRIVE BELT HAD SHED ITS OUTER LAYER AND DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING DAMAGE ONLY TO THE FAN SHROUD BEHIND THE ENGINE OIL COOOLER, AND MINOR SKIN DENT BEHIND THE FUEL TANK IN OUTER SKIN. ONE MULTIFUNCTION ANTENNA RG58 TNC CONNECTOR DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT TRAILERED TO HANGAR AND AFFECTED AREAS DISSASSEMBLED. REPLACEMANT SERVICABLE FAN SHROUD ASSEMBLY TO BE INSTALLED WITH NEW PARTS ORDERED FROM ROBINSON. NO ENGINE OR ROTOR OVERSPEED OCCURED. AUTOROTATION WAS NOT REQUIRED. PART 91 FLIGHT TRAINING OPERATION AT TIME OF FAILURE. CREW FOLLOWED PROPER PROCEDURES AND NO ADDITIONL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AS A RESULT.