What was found
PILOT REPORTED INTERMITTENT INDICATION OF GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR. ON INSPECTION NO CHIP FOUND. A LOOSE CONNECTION BETWEEN ELECTRICAL PORTION OF CHIP PLUG & MAGNETIC PART ALLOWED FOR A FALSE INDICATION. THE SWAGGED CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO PARTS CRACKED & BROKEN. IN 2002 A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED, BUT THIS PARTICULAR PLUG MANUFACTURED IN 2003. NEW PLUG ORDERED & UPON RECEIVING NEW PART IT TOO WAS CRACKED. EUROCOPTER CANADA CONTACTED AND A THIRD PLUG SENT. AGAIN UPON INSPECTION IT TOO WAS CRACKED IN SAME SWAGED LOCATION. A CONTINUED LACK OF Q/A BETWEEN MANUFACTURER & EUROCOPTER HAS ALLOWED THIS KNOWN PROBLEM TO PERSIST FOR OVER TWO YEARS. CURRENTLY WE ARE WAITING FOR YET ANOTHER CHIPPLUG.