Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bell 212

Difficulty date
January 16, 2002
Submitted
February 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
18,586 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Reduction Gear
Part time
14,924 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) IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT THE PILOT NOTED THE C-BOX CHIP LIGHT FLICKER FAINTLY FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE C-BOX OIL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATING.C-BOX OIL PRESSURE WAS OBSERVED DROPPING AND AN UNSCHEDULED BUT NORMAL LANDING PROCEDURE WAS CARRIED OUT. AFTER LANDING THE C-BOX OIL PRESSURE WAS OBSERVED TO DROP TO ZERO AND THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS WERE FOUND. AN ACCUMULATION OF METAL WAS FOUND ON THE REDUCTION (C-BOX) CHIP DETECTOR AND IN THE REDUCTION GEARBOX OIL FILTER.

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