Service difficulty report · Cone · Robsin R22BETA

Difficulty date
March 13, 2000
Submitted
July 5, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R22BETA
Aircraft time
4,004 hours
Engine
Lyc O320B2C
Part
Cone
Part number
A1874
Condition
Chafed
Location
Circ Of Cone
Component
Fan Wheel · Robsin · B1741
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE LENGTH OF THE SCREW THAT ATTACHES INSPECTION PLATE P/N D229-4 TO SCROLL SET P/N R7156 WAS EXTENDED THROUGH SCROLL SET TO A DEPTH THAT IT CONTACTED CONE P/N A187-4 CAUSING IT TO CHAFE AS THE FAN WHEEL ROTATED. UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT THIS TIME THE P/N OF THE SCREW THAT WAS INSTALLED. THE CORRECT P/N FROM ROBINSON R2 ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG IS MS35206-227. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT AN OVERLY LONG SCREW WAS INSTALLED DURING THE ROTORCRAFT''S OVERHAUL.