What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE A MECHANIC DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE GEARPLAY IN THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION. THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2017
- Submitted
- January 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N454JH
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- 0454E
- Aircraft time
- 12,693 hours, 35,040 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 369D21500507
- Part serial
- 0022220011
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.