Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 212

Difficulty date
November 3, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
11,317 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Transmission
Part number
212040001127
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
8,491 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.

What was found

(CAN) APPROXIMATELY 1.3 HR INTO FLT MAIN TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A/C WAS APPROXIMATELY. 3 MINS AWAY FROM AN ON ROUTE AIRPORT; THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT AIRPORT & HAVE MAINTENANCE ENGINEER INVESTIGATE PROBLEM. AME PULLED MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR, TRANSMISSION INTERNAL & EXTERNAL OIL FILTERS. THERE WAS A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF METAL PARTICLES ON CHIP DETECTOR AS WELL AS PRESENCE OF METAL ACCUMULATION IN BOTH OF FILTERS. THIS METAL APPEARS TO BE THAT OF A BEARING. A/C HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE & REPLACED TRANSMISSION WILL BE INSTALLED D. MAIN ROTOR MAST WILL BE INSP & REPLACED OR REPLACED AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY OUR OVERHAUL FACILITIES.

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