Service difficulty report · Actuator · Robsin R22BETA

Difficulty date
October 29, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Robsin R22BETA
Aircraft time
3,064 hours
Engine
Lyc O360J2A
Part
Actuator
Part number
A0511
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Clutch
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) CLUTCH ACTUATOR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. MULTIPLE INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF CLUTCH ACTUATOR OCCURRED BEFORE UNIT WAS REPLACE. ON REMOVAL CLUTCH ACTUATOR WIRES WERE FOUND TO BE BADLY CHAFED. AT THE TIME OF CLUTCH ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT, DRIVE BELTS WERE FOUND TO BE STRETCHED BEYOND LIMITS AND REPLACED.