Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
May 30, 2007
Submitted
June 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109UP
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11061
Aircraft time
2,588 hours, 8,774 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
109040003109
Part serial
E251
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,213 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
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

DURING TAKEOFF, MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP ILLUMINATED. CYCLED CHIP BURNER ONCE WITH NO SUCCESS. MECHANIC CALLLED. MECHANIC REMOVED AND INSPECTED MAIN GEARBOX AND COUPLING GEARBOX CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND SMALL FLAKES ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CHIP PLUGS. ALL CHIPS WERE WITH IN LIMITS PER AGUSTA A109E M.M. CHIP PLUGS CLEANED AND REINSTALLED. OIL DRAINED AND RESERVICED WITH BP 2380 OIL. REPLACED OIL FILTER. ALL WORK DONE IAW A109E MM CHAPTER 63-00-00 PG 63-5 THRU 63-8 AND CHAPTER 12. DURING MAINTENANCE RUN CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CYCLED CHIP BURNER WITH NO SUCCESS. AIRCRAFT SHUT DOWN WITH OUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT TRANSPORTED TO MANUFACTURER.

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