What was found
UPON TEAR-DOWN OF TRANSMISSION FOR INSPECTION, SCREEN ASSY WAS FULL OF NYLON PIECES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED RETAINERS ON PLANETARY GEAR, 1 EACH, COMPLETELY MISSING AND, 2 EACH, CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 1998
- 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
- 204040129001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Transmission
- Part time
- 11,944 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.