What was found
UPON DISASSEMBLYING TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION REMOVING SCREEN ASSY FOR CHIPS OF RETAINER ASSY IN SCREEN, LOOKED OVER PLANETARY, FOUND 1 EACH GEAR ASSY RETAINER MISSING PIECES. UPGRADE USING NEW HOUSING ASSY, P/N 214-040-515-001.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N577E
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45577
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Retainer
- Part number
- 204040129001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- M/R Gearbox
- Part time
- 13,067 hours
- Component
- 206040004111
- 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.