Service difficulty report · Pan · Bell 412

Difficulty date
July 13, 2016
Submitted
July 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412BG
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
33210
Aircraft time
12,439 hours, 47,553 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Pan
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tnsmsn Well
Part time
12,439 hours, 47,553 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED FROM AN MOC FLIGHT FOLLOWING A 300 HOUR / 12 MONTH INSPECTION AND UPON SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE UPPER PLANETARY GEAR OF THE MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEBRIS COLLECTION PAN ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED CAUSING IT TO MOVE AND CONTACT THE CHIP DETECTOR WHICH TRIPPED THE UPPER PLANETARY WARNING LIGHT.

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