What was found
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY MAKING METAL. SUN GEAR UPPER TEETH PITTED (BREAKING DOWN). SUN GEAR SCRAPPED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2000
- Submitted
- September 12, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N607AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53264
- Aircraft time
- 2,158 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Sun Gear
- Part number
- 406040029101
- Part serial
- AFS1119
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Transmission
- Part time
- 2,158 hours
- Component
- Transmission
- Component part number
- 407040006107
- 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.