Service difficulty report · Sprag Clutch · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
August 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
1,739 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Sprag Clutch
Part number
C1883
Condition
Failed
Part time
1,919 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) "SUDDEN YAW, GRINDING NOISE AND CLUTCH WARNING LIGHT IN STRAIGHT AN LEVEL FLIGHT, ALL WITHIN LESS THAN A SECOND. LANDED TO INSPECT THE ACFT, BUT COULDN`T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN VISIBLE. CONTINUED FLIGHT AFTER DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH AN ENGINEER. THERE WHERE NO FURTHER INDICATIONS OF ANY MALFUNCTIONS DURING THE REST OF THE FLIGHT." MAINTENANCE: AFTER LANDING, THE CLUTCH WAS EXAMINED AND AND FOUND TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNED MANUALLY. THE CLUTCH ASSY WAS REPLACED.