What was found
TORQUE INDICATION STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. REMOVED NR 1 MODULE WHICH HOUSES THE TORQUE TUBE AND INSTALLED A RENTAL. SENT NR 1 OUT FOR REPAIR. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ROLL PINS IN TORQUE TUBE HAD SHEARED OFF.
- Difficulty date
- June 5, 2002
- Submitted
- November 20, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N405AE
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3286
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- System (JASC)
- 7712 · Engine BMEP/Torque Indicating
- Part
- Module
- Part number
- 70BM012000
- Part serial
- 00603
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Torque Indicator
- Part time
- 401 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.