SDR 97ZZZX2040

Service difficulty report · Free Wheel · Bell 206L

Difficulty date
April 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122NH
Make and model
Bell 206L
Aircraft serial
45101
Part
Free Wheel
Part number
206040270177
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Clutch
Part time
3,771 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FREE WHEELING UNIT REMOVED FOR METAL GENERATION. DURING TEAR DOWN EVALUATION, CLUTCH S/N FD10246 TOTAL TIME 831.8 HRS AND INNER SHAFT S/N 2886, WERE FOUND TO BE POINT-OF-METAL GENERATION. CLUTCH WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT CAGE WAS TWISTED/BENT ALONG WITH 3 EACH ROLLER BEARINGS, UNABLE TO MOVE IN CAGE. INNER SHAFT WAS FOUND WORN AROUND CLUTCH RACE. REPLACED FREE WHEELING UNIT IAW BELL 206L. THIS HAS BEEN THE SECOND FREE WHEELING UNIT WHICH HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY TB206L-95-177 TO GENERATE METAL AND WHICH HAD THE CLUTCH CAGE TWISTED AND INNER SHAFT WORN. BOTH PARTS HAVE BEEN SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR EVALUATION.

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