What was found
MAIN GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING INBD FLIGHT. DURING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION ON GROUND, FOUND METAL PARTICALS ON CHIP PLUG.
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2013
- Submitted
- December 5, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N7159J
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51408
- Aircraft time
- 20,416 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Mast
- Part number
- 206040535109
- Part serial
- M0170
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 838 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.