SDR 2010F00179

Service difficulty report · Transmission · Agusta A109A

Difficulty date
July 22, 2010
Submitted
July 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N22RX
Make and model
Agusta A109A
Aircraft serial
7155
Aircraft time
6,100 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Transmission
Part number
1090400025
Part serial
199
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER INITIAL CLIMB-OUT AND LEVEL OFF AT 1500 FT AGL THE ACFT DISPLAYED A "MASTER CAUTION", LIGHT WITH ASSOCIATED "XMSN CHIPS". ALL OTHER TRANSMISSION INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE LIGHT WAS ON SOLID AND THE "CHIP ZAPPER" WAS APPLIED. THE CHIP LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED. ACTT WAS NOTED FOR THE 50 HOUR CLOCK. APPROX 3 MINUTES LATER THE MASTER CAUTION AND XMSN CHIPS AGAIN ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT RFM SUPPLEMENT FOR THE CHIP ZAPPER DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A SECOND ACTIVATION DURING THE FIRST 30 MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL ACTIVATION. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC RESPONDED TO THE ACFT, CLEANED AND INSPECTED THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTORS, AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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