Service difficulty report · Jackshaft · Robsin R22BETA

Difficulty date
November 4, 2009
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R22BETA
Aircraft time
4,310 hours
Engine
Lyc O320B2C
Part
Jackshaft
Part number
A3371
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, PILOT FOUND THE CONTROLS TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE (LOSS OF FULL SENSE OF OPERATION). FAR MORE FWD CYCLIC WAS REQUIRED AND HIGHER COLLECTIVE PITCH THEN NORMAL. PILOT LANDED THE ACFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. ANOTHER ACFT WITH AN AME WAS SENT TO THIS ACFT`S LOCATION TO RECOVER THE CREW. AME FOUND THE CAUSE TO BE A CRACKED JACKSHAFT PN A337-1. ONCE THE PART WAS PROCURED THE JACKSHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE JACKSHAFT TTSN IN UNKNOWN AS THIS IS NOT A LIFE LIMITED ITEM HOWEVER THE ACFT IS 4274.2 TTSN. THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN LESS THAN 10 HOURS SINCE ITS LAST INSP.