What was found
TRANSMISSION ASSY HAD METAL IN OIL, DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND DUPLEX BEARING BREAKING DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED DUPLEX BEARING PN:206-040-032-105.
- Difficulty date
- September 17, 2005
- Submitted
- February 6, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3188P
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45778
- Aircraft time
- 15,896 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 206040032105
- Part serial
- MB733
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Transmission
- Component
- Transmission
- Component part number
- 206040004111
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.