What was found
IN FLIGHT, ACFT LOST HYDRAULIC POWER. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE. MX FOUND MAIN ROTOR TACH GENERATOR DRIVESHAFT SHEARED.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2011
- Submitted
- February 7, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N278AL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52313
- Aircraft time
- 7,157 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6340 · Rotor Drive Indicating System
- Part
- Drive Shaft
- Part number
- 407340109101
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Tach Generator
- Part time
- 6,183 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.