Service difficulty report · Case · Bell 214ST

Difficulty date
March 27, 2015
Submitted
March 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214EB
Make and model
Bell 214ST
Aircraft serial
28130
Aircraft time
8,881 hours
Part
Case
Part number
214040361101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Transmission
Component
Transmission · Bell
Component part number
214040002119FM
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING PREFLIGHT OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE UPPER TRANSMISSION CASE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, PAINT WAS BUBBLED ON RING GEAR CASE. CLEANED PAINT & DYE PENETRANT WAS USED REVEALING A SUSPECTED CRACK. ACFT WAS RUN AT 100% NR & OIL WAS NOTICED COMING FROM A CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION RING GEAR CASE.

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