SDR BAI71007

Service difficulty report · Belt · Robsin R22BETAII

Difficulty date
July 10, 2007
Submitted
July 23, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7109C
Make and model
Robsin R22BETAII
Aircraft serial
2952
Aircraft time
3,285 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1D
Part
Belt
Part number
A1902
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Drive
Part time
1,085 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

MAIN ROTOR DRIVE BELTS SEPARATED IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR TO RUN EXCESSIVELY. THE OVER-TRAVEL LIMIT-SWITCH LANYARD WAS SEVERED BY A PORTION OF THE BROKEN BELTS AND DID NOT PERFORM IT'S INTENDED FUNCTION. THE PIC HAD TO DISABLED THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR SYSTEM BY PULLING THE CLUTCH CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THEN AUTO ROTATED TO THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS AS A RESULT OF THE AUTOROTATION.