What was found
MAIN TRANSMISSION PRODUCING METAL CHIPS. CHIP SIZE EXCEED MAINTENANCE MANUAL LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- June 23, 2001
- Submitted
- February 26, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3PD
- Make and model
- Doug MD900
- Aircraft serial
- 90000085
- Aircraft time
- 56 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PW207E
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Transmission
- Part number
- 900D1400005101
- Part serial
- 0062190092
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 56 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.