What was found
DURING CLIMB, TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND RETURNED TO BASE. MX FOUND INSIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF METAL ON LOWER CHIP PLUG. COMPLIED WITH GROUND RUNS, NO DEFECTS.
- Difficulty date
- November 7, 2012
- Submitted
- November 7, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N527AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53211
- Aircraft time
- 16,672 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Chip Detector
- Condition
- Contaminated
- 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.