Service difficulty report · Mast · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
December 8, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft time
8,561 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C28B
Part
Mast
Part number
206040014105
Part serial
NJF941U
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
6,524 hours
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

M/R MAST WAS REPLACED 4 HOURS PREVIOUSLY. PILOT HAD A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT AND NOTIFIED TOWER OF LANDING DUE TO A MX PROBLEM. ENGINEER INSPECTED F/W, TRANSMISSION, AND MAST CHIP DETECTORS. FOUND HAIR LIKE SLIVER ON THE UPPER MAST BRG CHIP DETECTOR AND ON THE TRANSMISSION OIL MONITOR, AS PER BELL 206L-1 CHIP DETECTOR GUIDE C/O INSPECTION AS REQUIRED, C/O OPERATIONAL CHECK AND 20 MIN GROUND RUN AS PER BELL 206L-1 MM. CHECK CHIP DETECTORS, OIL REPLACED, FILTER INSPECTED AND REPLACED AND ANOTHER OPERATIONAL CHECK C/O. SLIVERS MAY HAVE BEEN FROM MAST INSPECTION OR OIL CANS? SOURCE UNKNOWN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH A SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT.

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