Service difficulty report · Coupling · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
December 1, 2010
Submitted
December 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702AL
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760243
Aircraft time
24,042 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Coupling
Part number
7636104008103
Condition
Distorted
Location
Input Shaft
Part time
425 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW FELT A SUDDEN HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME AND HEARD A CORRESPONDING NOISE. NO ABNORMAL COCKPIT INDICATIONS WERE NOTED. CREW PROCEEDED TO LAND AT BASE. UPON INSPECTION, MX FOUND NR1 INPUT DRIVESHAFT FWD COUPLING DISTORTED AND CRACKED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NUMEROUS BREAKS IN THE COUPLING LAMINATES.