What was found
UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR PLUGS AND FOUND METAL ON PLUGS. SPALLING AND GALLING ON TM GEAR TEETH, POSSIBLE DUE TO IMPROPER MESHING OF GEAR TEETH. (X)
- Difficulty date
- February 5, 2000
- Submitted
- May 2, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N937AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53383
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gear
- Part number
- E6893673
- Part serial
- PG4056
- Condition
- Galled
- Location
- Gearbox
- Part time
- 234 hours
- Component
- Gearbox · Allsn
- Component part number
- 23063393
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.