Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
March 8, 2010
Submitted
March 9, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N27AE
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45192
Aircraft time
28,503 hours, 4,029 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C28B
Part
Transmission
Part number
206040004111
Part serial
BMC51542
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
8,641 hours, 25,665 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CHECKED TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR AFTER CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON APPROACH TO LANDING. SMALL PIECE OF METAL FOUND ON CHIP DETECTOR , CLEARED BY MX, 30 MIN GROUND RUN PROVED NO MORE METAL ON CHIP PLUG. MOVED ACFT TO NEW LOCATION, .1 FLIGHT TIME REINPECTED CHIP PLUG AND FOUND MORE CHIPS. DIRECTOR OF MX DECISION WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WILL DO A TEAR DOWN REPORT.

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