Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Agusta A109

Difficulty date
March 5, 2003
Submitted
March 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2MF
Make and model
Agusta A109
Aircraft serial
7277
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Gearbox
Part number
6894171
Part serial
37133
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE ENGINE WITH SUBJECT GEARBOX STARTED MAKING METAL ON MAINTENANCE RUNS AFTER ENGINE INSTALLATION. METAL FOUND ON GEARBOX CHIP PLUG. AFTER OPENING UP GEARBOX, FOUND UNIDENTIFIED METAL RING INSIDE. NO VISIBLE SIGN OF DAMAGE TO GEAR TRAIN. RETURNED GEARBOX, FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.