Service difficulty report · Cooling Fan · Robsin R22BETAII

Difficulty date
July 10, 2019
Submitted
July 11, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3070S
Make and model
Robsin R22BETAII
Aircraft serial
4217
Aircraft time
2,339 hours
Engine
Lyc O360J2A
Engine time
2,339 hours
Part
Cooling Fan
Part number
B1741R
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Part time
139 hours
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CLUTCH LIGHT WAS FLICKERING. WE HAD ONE OF THE COLUMN SPRINGS DE-TENSION WHILE WE WERE PERFORMING SHEAVE ALIGNMENT AND CLUTCH SHAFT ANGLE. TALKED TO RHC TECH SUPPORT, THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE CLUTCH COLUMN SPRINGS OUT OF CALIBRATION. WE REMOVED THE COOLING FAN WHEEL WHICH IS WHEN WE FOUND THE CRACKS IN THE FAN. RHC TECH SUPPORT AGREED THAT THESE CRACKS PROBABLY CAUSED THE FLICKERING CLUTCH LIGHT AND ALSO IN THE MAJORITY OF THESE EVENTS UN-CALIBRATES THE COLUMN SPRINGS. THIS AIRCRAFT ONLY HAS 138.7 HOURS ON IT SINCE OVERHAUL.