Service difficulty report · Pulley Bracket · Hughes 269C

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
December 1, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N11047
Make and model
Hughes 269C
Aircraft serial
211031
Aircraft time
2,701 hours
Engine
Lyc HIO360D1A
Engine time
2,701 hours
Part
Pulley Bracket
Part number
269A5472
Condition
Broken
Location
Belt Drive Syste
Part time
2,701 hours
Component
Clutch Control · Hughes
Component part number
269A5491
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
C, E

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

What was found

ONE OF THE TWO BELT DRIVE CLUTCH ACTUATOR CABLE PULLEY BRACKETS BROKE CLEAN ACROSS BETWEEN THE FRAME MOUNT HOLE AND THE PULLEY MOUNT HOLE DURING ENGAGEMENT OF THE ROTOR SYSTEM. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TAKE OFF ATTEMPT THE ROTOR RPM WOULD BLEED OFF RAPIDLY DUE TO DRIVE BELT SLIPPAGE ANY TIME THE M/R COLLECTIVE CONTROL WAS RAISED.THE AICRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED BY THE OPERATOR THEN MAINTENANCE PERSONELL WERE NOTIFIED.

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