Service difficulty report · Transmission · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
March 20, 2004
Submitted
April 12, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N91LF
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11509
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2K1
Part
Transmission
Part number
109040003109
Part serial
J35095
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, (3-20-04, 11:38 PM) THE PILOT NOTED A MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS PERFORMED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE MAGNETIC PLUGS (UPPER AND LOWER) NO METAL WAS FOUND. A LIGHT COAT OF VERY FINE BLACK PARTICLES THAT LOOKED LIKE DUST WAS REMOVED FROM THE CHIP PLUGS. A109E MAINTENANCE MANUAL CHAPTER 63 PAGE 63-5 TABLE 63-1. CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR METAL PARTICLES CONTAMINATION STATES FUZZ, FINE HAIR LIKE PARTICLES, (NORMAL WEAR) AND IN THE CORRECTIVE ACTION COLUMN IT SAYS: BOTH MAGNETIC PLUGS WERE CLEANED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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