What was found
(CAN) DURING 300 HOUR INSPECTION OF THE O/R CLUTCH ASSY, THE SPRAG ASSY (S/N 5433) WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PIECE OF ONE OF THE SPAGS BROKEN OFF. THE PIECE WAS APPRX 1/4 X 1/4 INCH AND CAME FROM THE INSIDE DIAMETER OF THE SPRAG CLUTCH.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 1999
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft time
- 13,181 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6310 · Engine/Transmission Coupling
- Part
- Sprag Clutch
- Part number
- 369D25351
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Clutch Assy
- Part time
- 446 hours
- Component
- Engine/Transmiss · Hughes · 369A535041
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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