What was found
TRANSMISSION CHIP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. FOUND MULTIPLE FLAKES ON MAGNETO PLUGS. MAST BEARING FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF METAL. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.
- Difficulty date
- June 11, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N16917
- Make and model
- Bell 206B3
- Aircraft serial
- 2303
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 206040036103
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Mast Xmsn
- Part time
- 8,961 hours
- Component
- 206040002007
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.