What was found
DURING INVESTIGATION OF AN OIL LEAK, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE MAIN TRANSMISSION UPPER LEFT HAND RING GEAR CASE .
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2013
- Submitted
- November 5, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N825H
- Make and model
- Bell 214ST
- Aircraft serial
- 28137
- Aircraft time
- 8,402 hours, 5,135 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CT72A
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Case
- Part number
- 214040761111
- Part serial
- 172
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Xmisn Ring Gear
- Part time
- 4,839 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.