Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
September 4, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft time
36,827 hours
Engine
Ge CT581401
Part
Gearbox
Part number
S613520600046
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Main Rotor
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) THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING NORMAL LOGGING OPERATIONS WHEN THE OIL PUMP CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A/C RETURNED TO BASE & SCREEN WAS REMOVED & CONTENTS INSPECTED. 5 PIECES OF ALUMINUM WERE FOUND, APPROX. 10MM LONG, ONE WAS 5MM WIDE, THE OTHER FOUR WERE 2 TO 3 MM WIDE. GEARBOX WAS REMOVED & DISASSEMBLED. A FULL INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT & NO DAMAGE FOUND. ANOTHER PIECE OF MATERIAL WAS LOCATED IN THE LOWER CASE THAT HAD ESCAPED UNDAMAGED, IT IS 8MM *7MM. OBJECT, AGAIN ALUMINUM, IS A SECTION OF A DG CLAMP. THE REST OF THE CLAMP WAS NOT FOUND. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED WHERE THE CLAMP CAME FROM OR HOW IT ENTERED THE MAIN GB. GB HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.