What was found
TAIL ROTOR TRANSMISSION HAS BLACK PASTY RESIDUE ON CHIP PLUG WITH 3 SLIVERS OF FERROUS METAL APPROXIAMATELY 1/4 INCH LONG EACH.
- Difficulty date
- August 12, 2003
- Submitted
- August 25, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9024Z
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A4
- Aircraft serial
- 7134
- Aircraft time
- 5,164 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Transmission
- Part number
- 4639003007
- Part serial
- 732
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 2,987 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.