SDR 2022F00174

Service difficulty report · Drive Gear · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
March 31, 2022
Submitted
April 1, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N352EV
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2555
Aircraft time
6,262 hours, 40,994 cycles
Part
Drive Gear
Part number
35032108621
Part serial
M275
Condition
Crushed
Location
Zone 200
Component
Epicyclic · Airbus
Component part number
350A32011000
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING A GROUND RUN IN PREPARATION FOR A FERRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT FELT A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION IN THE AIRFRAME ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND MGB CHIP CAUTION LIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A NORMAL ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND INFORMED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. UPON REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE BEVEL REDUCTION GEARBOX AND EPICYCLIC REDUCTION GEARBOX, A SINGLE CRUSHED TOOTH WAS NOTED ON THE RING GEAR ALONG WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METALLIC FLAKES WITHIN THE SYSTEM.