Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 407

Difficulty date
March 30, 2005
Submitted
April 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53478
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Transmission
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PILOT RETURNED TO THE PLATFORM. SHUTDOWN AND NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. REMOVED UPPER CHIP PLUG AND FOUND 3 SMALL SLIVERS. CLEANED THE PLUG, REINSTALLED CHIP PLUG AND PERFORMED A 30 MINUTE PENALTY RUN AND LEAK CHECKED. APPROPRIATE LOG BOOK ENTRIES WERE MADE. AC WAS RETURNED, IAW MAINTENANCE REQUEST. UPON LANDING, THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MAST ASSY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

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