What was found
EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE WAS EVENTUALLY TRACKED DOWN TO REDUCTION GEARBOX CLUTCH FAILURE. CLOSE INSPECTION OF GEARBOX CLUTCH PER MM AT FREQUENT INTERVALS.
- Difficulty date
- August 1, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N198DA
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20A1
- Aircraft serial
- 10058
- System (JASC)
- 8300 · Accessory Gearboxes
- Part
- Clutch
- Part number
- 887270
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Gearbox
- Part time
- 296 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.