Service difficulty report · Clutch · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
July 28, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
1,490 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Clutch
Part number
C1883
Condition
Failed
Part time
1,677 hours
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT EXPERIENCING SHUTTER, BUFFETING SOUND, SMALL LOSS IN POWER SOMETIMES VERY SMALL OVERSPEED ON ENGINE TACH. CONTACTED MFG AND IT WAS DECIDED THE CLUTCH SHOULD BE REPLACED AS IT WAS TYPICAL WITH OTHER ACFT EXPERIENCING CLUTCH SLIPPAGE. ONCE REMOVED THE CLUTCH FELT ROUGH. OIL LEVEL NORMAL.