What was found
THE NYLON RETAINER FOR THE PLANATARY GEAR BEARING WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION OIL SCREEN IN SMALL PIECES. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE FOURTH TRANSMISSION IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS WITH THIS PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5000G
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45163
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Retainer
- Part number
- 20404029001
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Gearbox
- Part time
- 15,804 hours
- Component
- 206040004101
- 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.