Service difficulty report · Bearing · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
February 13, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
11,360 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
47896WVC47820X
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Mast
Component
Mast · Urocop
Component part number
350A37000305
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED A SOLID MGB CHIP LIGHT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE MAST CHIP PLUG, TRANSMISSION FILTER AND MGB CHIP PLUG, IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL HAD METAL LOCATED ON EACH. MAST ASSEMBLY CONICAL STRAINER INSPECTED AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL WERE FOUND. MAST ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED.