What was found
TRANSMISSION GENERATING CHIP LIGHTS SINCE NEW ON AVERAGE OF 7-10 HOURS OF OPERATION. MFG SUGGESTED LESS SENSITIVE CHIP PLUG. XMSN CONTINUED TO GENERATE METAL. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE WHEN PIECES REACHED .25 INCH IN LENGTH. MFG HAS NO PUBLISHED CRITERIA FOR CHIPS. REMOVED XMSN WITH 174 HOUR TTSN. SPARE 'REMANUFACTURED', XMSN INSTALLED. MFG FEELS METAL GENERATION IS 'NORMAL' BREAK-IN FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. AVERAGE LIFE ON THIS XMSN IS 200-700 HOURS. PUBLISHED TBO IS 1,200 HOURS.