What was found
(CAN) MAKING METAL. FERROUS FLAKES SET OFF THE CHIP LIGHT. DRAINING OF THE OIL REVEALED NON-FERROUS METAL AS WELL. OIL HAD APPEARANCE OF MILKY PAINT.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 1999
- Submitted
- April 19, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft time
- 6,317 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 350A33020005
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 4,481 hours
- Component
- Tail Rotor Gearb
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.