SDR JJWA118400

Service difficulty report · Belt · Robsin R22BETA

Difficulty date
December 5, 2007
Submitted
December 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413RM
Make and model
Robsin R22BETA
Aircraft serial
1412
Aircraft time
4,084 hours
Engine
Lyc O320*
Part
Belt
Part number
A1902
Part serial
11814
Condition
Disintegrated
Location
Eng-Transmission
Part time
504 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

§135.415(A)(16) EMERGENCY ACTIONS EXC ENGINE SHUTDOWN THIS IS NOT A CHARTER AIRCRAFT. IN LEVEL FLIGHT DURING VFR CONDITIONS, DURING CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TRAINING WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT, A SUDDEN VIRATION AND NOISE WAS HEARD FROM ENGINE AREA. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MADE PRECAUTIONARY POWERED LANDING TO SUITABLE SITE. FOUND AFT MAIN ENGINE TO TRANSMISSION DRIVE SYSTEM BELT HAD DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING FORWARD BELT TO SKIP A GROOVE FORWARD SO ONLY ONE OF FOUR DRIVE BELT SECTIONS WAS POWERING ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM. DISSASEMBLY, INSPECTION OF SYSTEMS IN AREA, AND NEW PART REPLACEMENT TO BE PERFORMED.