Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 4, 2001
Submitted
June 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53381
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
206340300105
Part serial
KC734
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,114 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, F
Precautionary procedure
R

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT. VIBRATION IN AIRFRAME AND PEDALS INCREASING IN AMPLITUDE FROM SLIGHT TO EXTREME. WHEN THE VIBRATION REACHED THE EXTREME LEVEL, POWER WAS LOST TO THE ROTOR SYSTEM AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS AUTOROTATED TO THE WATER. INPUT DRIVESHAFT FAILED AND WAS FOUND COMPLETELY DECOUPLED AT THE TRANSMISSION INPUT ADAPTER.

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