Service difficulty report · Transmission · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
January 6, 2009
Submitted
January 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7011M
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft serial
61216
Aircraft time
38,483 hours
Part
Transmission
Part number
S613520600046
Part serial
1101
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Zone 200
Part time
16,743 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ACFT WAS DISPATCHED TO A FIRE. MADE (3) WATER DROPS AND WERE RELEASED. ACFT LANDED AT REMOTE FUELING SITE WITHOUT INCIDENT. REFUELED AND ONE HOUR LATER WAS DISPATCHED TO ANOTHER FIRE. ACFT WAS STARTED AND RUN-UP NORMALLY. JUST PRIOR TO LIFT-OFF PIC NOTICED MAIN GEAR BOX CHIP LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN. MECHANIC PULLED CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND METAL. PULLED MGB FILTER SCREEN FOUND TO BE FILLED WITH METAL. ACFT WAS GROUNDED FROM FURTHER FLIGHT. TRANSMISSION WILL BE SENT FOR TEARDOWN, TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF METAL CHIPS.