Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
April 30, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
6,212 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Failed
Location
Agb
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) EIR JT15D 2013-003 ENGINE WAS SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR AFTER THE OPERATOR REPORTED HAVING AN IN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN. INVESTIGATION OF THE INCIDENT ON WING REVEALED THAT THE AGB APPEARED TO HAVE DECOUPLED FROM THE ENGINE.

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