Service difficulty report · Bevel Gear · Bell 212

Difficulty date
September 26, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
10,428 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Bevel Gear
Part number
204040701103
Condition
Broken
Location
Transmission
Component
Transmission · Bell · 212040001123
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.

What was found

(CAN) METAL PARTICLES FOUND IN SUMP FILTER AT 50 HOUR INSPECTION. TRANSMISSION REMOVED AND SENT FOR OVERHAUL. WHEN ROTOR BRAKE QUILL WAS REMOVED I NOTICED HEAVY WEAR ON THE TEETH OF THE PINION. INSPECTION OF THE SPIRAL BEVEL GEAR REVEALED TWO BROKEN TEETH AND HEAVY WEAR MARKS ON BACK SIDE OF ALL REMAINING TEETH.

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