Service difficulty report · Clutch · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
November 20, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
12,354 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Clutch
Part number
CL422501
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Freewheel Unit
Part time
10,521 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

ON RUNDOWN OF HELICOPTER PILOT NOTED N2 AND M/R RPM LOCKED UP. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND CLUTCH ASSY WAS NOT DISENGAGING. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH FREE WHEEL ASSY PN206-040-270-003 TSN 11046.6 TSO 0.0HRS. CLUTCH CL42250-1 TSN0.0 HRS. SENT DAMAGED ASSEMBLY IN FOR OVERHAUL. OVERHAUL SHOP REPORTED BACK THAT THE BEARINGS WERE GONE.

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