SDR 2017F00117

Service difficulty report · Gear · Doug 600N

Difficulty date
June 5, 2017
Submitted
June 5, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N507CC
Make and model
Doug 600N
Aircraft serial
RN007
Aircraft time
4,921 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47M
Engine time
4,853 hours, 5,092 cycles
Part
Gear
Part number
369F51271
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Cracked
Location
Transmission
Part time
4,921 hours
Component
Transmission · Doug
Component part number
369F5100503
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, Z
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. IMMEDIATELY LANDED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO OIL PRESSURE BEING SUPPLIED BY LUBE PUMP. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND METALLIC CHIP LODGED IN THE IMPELLER OF THE OIL PUMP RESULTING IN THE PUMP SHAFT SHEARING. REMOVED TRANSMISSION SIGHT GLASS AND PLUG ON RIGHT SIDE. FOUND RING GEAR HAS CRACK AND MISSING MATERIAL.

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