What was found
UPON VISUAL INSPECTION OF PARTS. T/M GEAR HAS ROUGH GEAR TEETH EDGES AT RADIUS CAUSING LIGHT GALLING ON PINION GEAR. PTO GEAR ALSO HAS ROUGH EDGES AT RADIUS. ASSURE PROPER MATERIAL, MACHINING AND MESHING OF GEAR TEETH AT FACTORY.
- Difficulty date
- March 27, 2002
- Submitted
- April 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N355AL
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51444
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gear
- Part number
- 6898785
- Part serial
- CG11625Y
- Condition
- Rough
- Location
- M/R Gearbox
- Component
- Gearbox · 206L3
- Component part number
- 23053349
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.