Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 212

Difficulty date
November 1, 2001
Submitted
February 5, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
12,866 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Bearing
Part number
204040135001
Condition
Failed
Location
Bearing
Component
Transmission Ass · Bell · 212040001123
Stage of operation
DE
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) WHILE IN DESCENT TO THE LANDING AREA THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT MAINTAINED ITS APPROACH AND LANDED. UPON INSPECTION ON THE CHIP DETECTOR METAL WAS FOUND AND THEN THE WAFFER FILLER WAS CHECKED WHERE MORE METAL WAS FOUND. MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION CHANGED.

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