Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bell 412

Difficulty date
October 16, 2001
Submitted
October 16, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N412DE
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
36033
Aircraft time
2,690 hours, 2,216 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Gearbox
Part number
3039080
Part serial
CPGB13024
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Part time
2,690 hours, 5,050 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

APPORXIMATELY 45 MINUTES INTO CRUISE FLIGHT A NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND PERFORMED A RUN ON LANDING DUE TO INSUFFICIENT POWER FOR HOVERING. THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS PULLED THE NR 2 ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND SIGNIFICANT METAL DEBRIS ON THE ENGINE/COMBINING GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR AND IN THE OIL FILTER. THE ENGINE OIL WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DRAINED. THE OIL SYSTEM WAS FLUSHED AND THE FILTER REPLACED. THE CHIP DETECTOR WAS CLEANED OF ALL DEBRIS AND THE HELICOPTER WAS RUN FOR 5 MINUTES ON THE GROUND. THE HELICOPTER WAS SHUT DOWN AFTER 5 MINUTES AND AGAIN METAL DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON THE ENGINE/COMBINING GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR AND IN THE OI

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