SDR 2011F00004

Service difficulty report · Transmission · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
December 28, 2010
Submitted
December 29, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N842LA
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0020E
Aircraft time
16,041 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
5,391 hours
Part
Transmission
Part number
369D25100901
Part serial
1950
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
3,613 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

PILOT EXPERIENCED A MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT RETURNED TO LANDING WITH NO INCIDENT. MECHANICS VERIFIED CHIP LIGHT AND FOUND ONE .1250 INCH SLIVER ON THE LOWER PLUG AND A .0625 INCH SLIVER ON THE UPPER PLUG. WHEN DRAINING THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLER A GOOD AMOUNT OF METAL WAS COLLECTED FROM THE COOLER LOCATION. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AT THIS POINT FOR A TRANSMISSION CHANGE.

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