What was found
EPOXY CAME LOOSE FROM END OF DRIVE SHAFT. CLIP CAME LOOSE ALLOWING DRIVE SHAFT SPLINES TO WEAR AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE DROOPING DURING ENGINE POWER CHANGES.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2016
- Submitted
- April 1, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N59548
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Aircraft serial
- 1386
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6200 · Main Rotor System
- Part
- Governor
- Part number
- 23065123
- Part serial
- 23679
- Condition
- Inoperative
- Location
- Drive Shaft
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.