What was found
PILOT DETECTED A HUM AND VIBRATION FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, FOLLOWED BY A BANG AND LOSS OF POWER ON NR 2 ENGINE. FOUND THE NR 2 FLEX COUPLING AT THE TRANSMISSION DESTROYED. CHAPTER 63-20-40, PAGE 6, FIGURE 3, ITEM 345.
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5796T
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355F1
- Aircraft serial
- 5166
- System (JASC)
- 6310 · Engine/Transmission Coupling
- Part
- Disk Coupling
- Part number
- 330A54020628
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 1,610 hours
- Component
- 355A35203400
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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