What was found
(CAN) THE SOURCE OF THE METAL CONTAMINATION WAS THE SUN GEAR FROM THE 1ST STAGE REDUCTION GEAR. THE SUN GEAR HAD LOST A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL FROM THE GEAR TEETH FACES. DAMAGE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE STARTED AS A GEARTOOTH SPALLING WHICH PROGRESSED, GRADUALLY LOOSING SMALL PARTICLES FROM THE TEETH SURFACES AND CONTAMINATING THE OIL SYSTEM. PRESENCE OF SCORING IN THE RGB SCAVENGE PUMP AND MAIN PRESSURE PUMP HOUSINGS WAS DIRECT RESULT OF PUMPING CONTAMINATED OIL. THERE WAS NO SIGN THAT CONTAMINATED OIL BYPASSED THE OIL FILTER AND IT IS NOT FELT THAT THERE WAS ANY CONTAMINATION OF THE PRESSURE SIDE OF THE ENGINE LUBRICATING SYSTEM. THE CAUSE OF SUN GEAR SPALLING IS NOT APPARENT.