Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
July 5, 2015
Submitted
July 7, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N808JH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0577E
Aircraft time
10,309 hours, 4,081 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Part number
369A5160
Condition
Shorted
Location
Tail Gearbox
Part time
20,827 hours
Component
Gearbox · Doug
Component part number
369D25400
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.

What was found

PILOT RECIEVED A TAIL GEARBOX DIM CHIP LIGHT IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL UNSCHEDULED LANDING AND CALLED MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED THE GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND IT CLEAN. THE MECHANIC REPLACED AN INTERNALLY SHORTING CHIP DETECTOR. OPERATION AND LEAK CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND RESULTS WERE NORMAL

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