What was found
ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. ON CLIMB-OUT ENGINE RPM INCREASED AND PROPELLER RPM DECREASED. THE GRD-2000 GEAR REDUCTION UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND THE DRIVE GEAR WAS FOUND TO DAMAGED. (TEETH GONE)
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2006
- Submitted
- May 26, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N157VM
- Make and model
- Amtr AVIDFLYER
- Aircraft serial
- 0157
- Aircraft time
- 200 hours
- Engine
- Amtr CUYUNA430
- Engine time
- 125 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8510 · Reciprocating Engine Front Section
- Part
- Drive Gear
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 75 hours
- Component
- Gear Reduction
- Component part number
- GRD2000
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.