Service difficulty report · Flex Coupling · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 19, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
9,417 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Part
Flex Coupling
Part number
350A35105901
Condition
Cracked
Location
Eng - Xmsn
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, FOUND FWD FLEX COUPLING BETWEEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION CRACKED ON DRIVE SHAFT SIDE OF COUPLING, WHILE REMOVING FLEX COUPLING, THE 3 BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE COUPLING TO THE BELT DRIVE PULLEY WERE FOUND SLIGHTLY LOOSE. DRIVE SHAFT SIDE BOLTS WERE TIGHT. ALL 6 BOLTS HAD COTTER PINS INSTALLED.