What was found
TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, PILOT MADE AA PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED METAL IN OIL. TRANSMISSION REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL/REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2015
- Submitted
- March 20, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N101HF
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53463
- Aircraft time
- 5,236 hours, 17,991 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 8,098 hours, 15,525 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Transmission
- Part number
- 407040006107FMS
- Part serial
- A292
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 5,040 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.