Service difficulty report · Sprag Clutch · Boeing 1072

Difficulty date
June 25, 2013
Submitted
June 25, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N191CH
Make and model
Boeing 1072
Aircraft serial
2003
Engine
Ge CT581402
Part
Sprag Clutch
Part number
107DS2111
Part serial
XBW8061
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 400
Part time
402 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON STARTUP, AFTER ADVANCING THE ENGINES TO FLIGHT IDLE, DISCOVERED THAT NR 2 ENGINE NF WAS HIGHER THAN NR AND NR 2 ENGINE TORQUE WAS CLOSE TO 0 PERCENT. WHEN NR 1 ENGINE WAS RETARDED TO GROUND IDLE, WITH NR 2 ENGINE STILL AT FLIGHT IDLE, NR DROPPED AND NR 2 ENGINE WOULD NOT TAKE THE LOAD. SUSPECT NR 2 SPRAG CLUTCH NOT ENGAGING. REMOVED TRANSMISSION TO BE SENT TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. WHILE ON WO 148704, NR 2 CLUTCH FELL APART WHEN DISASSEMBLED. BROKEN TABS/CLIPS ON CLUTCH HALVES