What was found
PILOT REPORTED A CHIP LIGHT AND UPON INSPECTION OF THE CHIP DETECTOR, A LARGE SHINING FLAKE AND NUMEROUS SMALLER FLAKES WERE FOUND. UNIT WAS SENT IN FOR OVERHAUL. (UNIT HAS 429.6 HOURS REMAINING TO OVERHAUL).
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4282X
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft serial
- 180253D
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Transmission
- Part number
- 369D25100505
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Gearbox
- Part time
- 2,702 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.