Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 20, 2005
Submitted
August 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N796RV
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53037
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Transmission
Part number
407040006103
Part serial
A27
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
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

IN FLIGHT TRANSMISSION, CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, UPON LANDING THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE TRANSMISSION CHIP PLUGS IAW MM AND DURING THE GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE AGAIN. THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. (K)

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