Service difficulty report · Chain · Bell 212

Difficulty date
January 29, 2002
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
15,583 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Chain
Part number
204001736005
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd Drive Oil
Component
Hydraulic Drive · Bell · 204040806011
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ROTOR TACH GENERATOR INDICATOR WENT TO ZERO.BACK AT THE BASE AN ENGINEER TROUBLE SHOOTED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE TACH. GEN DRIVE WAS DISCONNECTED. THE ROTOR TACH GENERATOR DRIVE IS LOCATED IN THE #1 HYDRAULIC QUILL ASSEMBLY OF THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION. SUSPECT THE CHAIN HAS FAILED INSIDE THE HYDRAULIC/TACH GEN DRIVE QUILL.

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