What was found
AIRCRAFT IN CRUISE AT 300 FT AGL CLUTCH SLIPPED AUTOROTATION PERFORMED DISASSEMBLED FOUND PARTIAL CONTACT OF CLUTCH/DRUM FACE. DRUM AT MAX LIMITS. MORE CAUTIOUS MEASUREMENT DURING OVERHAUL AND REQUIRED INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- February 16, 2001
- Submitted
- March 19, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N48020
- Make and model
- Bell 47G3B1
- Aircraft serial
- 2812
- Engine
- Lyc TVO435B1A
- System (JASC)
- 6310 · Engine/Transmission Coupling
- Part
- Clutch
- Part number
- 47620669S
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- M/R Transmission
- Component
- M/R Transmission · Bell
- Component part number
- 4762060025
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.