What was found
(AUS) MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR CONTAMINATED WITH METAL. AMOUNT OF METAL ON DETECTORS WAS BEYOND MANUFACTURERS LIMITS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS CHANGED.
- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2002
- Submitted
- April 8, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Skrsky S76A
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1S
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 7635109500043
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 5,598 cycles
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.