What was found
(CAN) WHILE PREFORMING ACFT MFG SB-79, METAL PARTICLES AND CHUNKS WERE FOUND IN THE FLUID FROM THE SPRAG CLUTCH. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO ACFT MFG FOR EVALUATION/REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2011
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Robsin R44RAVENII
- Aircraft time
- 160 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AE1A5
- System (JASC)
- 6310 · Engine/Transmission Coupling
- Part
- Clutch
- Part number
- C1883REVG
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Sprag Clutch
- Part time
- 537 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.