Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bell 212

Difficulty date
August 15, 2001
Submitted
September 17, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
17,708 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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) ON RAMP AFTER M/R HEAD CHANGE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ACTIVATED&ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ACTIVATED. ENGINEER FOUND ON REAR CHIP DETECTOR FOR ENGINE MINOR FUZZ. ENGINER CLEANED CHIP DETECTOR & REINSTALLED ENGINEER INSPECTED FILTERS & FOUND NO DISCREPANCY. A/C GROUND RUN&NO CHIP LIGHTS OCCURRED. AFTER TRACK & BALANCE. COUPLE HRS LATER ANOTHER ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. TIME MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF METAL. A/C SHUTDOWN. METAL GENERATION MAYBE COMING FROM NR 2 POWER SECTION OR COMBINING GEARBOX. ONCE POWER SECTION REMVD BEARING CAGE OF NR 5 DUPLEX BEARING IN TRANSITION AREA OF POWER SECTION&COMBINING GEARBOX. COMBINING GEARBOX REPLACED. TSO OF COMBINING GEARBOX 2126 HRS.

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