What was found
THE DRIVE ADAPTOR SPLINE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ROTOR TACH GENERATOR AND THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP SHEARED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF HYD PRESSURE AND ROTOR SPEED INDICATION.
- Difficulty date
- August 10, 2011
- Submitted
- August 11, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N325AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L4
- Aircraft serial
- 52009
- Aircraft time
- 5,651 hours, 31,292 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6240 · Main Rotor Indicating System
- Part
- Shaft
- Part number
- 5D4407
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Tach Generator
- Part time
- 5,651 hours, 31,292 cycles
- Component
- Tach Generator · Bell
- Component part number
- 206076373001
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F, G
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.