Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
October 11, 2017
Submitted
July 16, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N98CL
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52308
Part
Shaft
Part number
22A656
Part serial
6897
Condition
Sheared
Location
Tach Generator
Component
Transmission · Bell
Component part number
206040004115
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. MECHANIC REMOVED HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH IS BOLTED TO THE TACHOMETER GENERATOR. THEN REMOVED TACHOMETER GENERATOR THAT IS BOLTED TO THE MAIN TRANSMISSION. DURING REMOVAL OF TACHOMETER GENERATOR THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT OF THE TACHOMETER WAS SHEARED. SINCE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP IS DRIVEN OFF OF THE TACHOMETER GENERATOR SHAFT, WHEN THE SHAFT SHEARED IT NO LONGER DROVE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC FAILURE.

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