What was found
MAIN GEARBOX DISASSEMBLED FOR METAL CONTAMINATION, FOUND BEARING BREAKING DOWN.
- Difficulty date
- March 23, 2004
- Submitted
- March 29, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5NBCT
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Aircraft serial
- 760109
- Aircraft time
- 16,733 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- SB2559101
- Part serial
- 0040
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- M/R Gearbox
- Part time
- 536 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.