Service difficulty report · Case · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
March 7, 2003
Submitted
August 18, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft time
8,289 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Part
Case
Part number
206040532005
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Transmission
Component
Transmission · Bell
Component part number
206040004101
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FOR 1,500 HOUR INSPECTION. TOP CASE REMOVED AND 10 TEETH FROM THE INVOLUTE SPLINES WERE BROKEN WHICH IS NOT IN ITSELF AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. WHEN A NEW REPLACEMENT WAS OBTAINED FROM BELL THE LOCKWIRE HOLES FOR THE FILLER CAP AND CHIP PLUG HAD NOT BEEN DRILLED. A SECOND CASE WAS ACQUIRED FROM BELL AND IT WAS CORRECTLY DRILLED.

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