What was found
GEARBOX REMOVED DUE TO FAILING SOAP/OIL ANALYSIS/ OF IRON-18.0 AND MAGNESIUM/ 73.2/SAMPLE TAKEN 12-18-00. PREVIOUS SAMPLE TAKEN 12-5-00 HAD IRON AT /3.8/ AND MAGNESIUM AT /10.9/ ALL VALVES ARE IN PARTS PER MILLION.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2001
- Submitted
- January 24, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N365DU
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS365N2
- Aircraft serial
- 6425
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 3655A33600501
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 955 hours
- 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.