Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
March 4, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1S
Part
Gearbox
Part number
7635109600044
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,704 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.

What was found

(AUS) MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTORS CONTAINED A SMALL AMOUNT OFFERROUS PARTICLES. THE PARTICLES WERE WITHIN LIMITS AS PER THEMAINTENANCE MANUAL. AFTER CHANGING THE OIL AND OIL FILTER A FURTHER CHECK FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF METAL PARTICLES AND THEAIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH AN INCREASED INSPECTION REGIME ON THE CHIP DETECTORS.