Service difficulty report · Clutch · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
July 29, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
2,194 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Clutch
Part number
C0183
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED A LOUD BANG AND A MOMENTARY YAW WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE LAST 250 HRS. THE CLUTCH ASSY (FREEWHEEL) IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE SLIPPED IN FLIGHT. THE CLUTCH ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH NO RECURRENCE SINCE. WHILE FREE WHEELING BOTH CLUTCHES BY HAND, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE OLD CLUTCH WAS ROUGH TO THE FEEL AND ALSO SOUNDED ROUGH COMPARED TO THE NEW ONE.