What was found
(CAN) INPUT ALIGNMENT BEARING MAKING METAL (CHIP LITE IN FLIGHT). GEARBOX STRIPPED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF METAL GENERATION.
- Difficulty date
- October 4, 1999
- Submitted
- January 22, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Hughes 369D
- Aircraft time
- 7,465 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 369D25418
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Gearbox
- Part time
- 1,267 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.