What was found
(CAN) AFTER INSTALLING A OVERHAULED FREEWHEEL, METAL WAS FOUND (4) SEPARATE TIMES IN 61.1 HOURS, SILVER FLAKES FOUND ON CHIP PLUG. (TC NR 20060802001)
- Difficulty date
- July 25, 2006
- Submitted
- September 7, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350BA
- Aircraft time
- 6,667 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30
- System (JASC)
- 6310 · Engine/Transmission Coupling
- Part
- Freewheel Unit
- Part number
- 35013001
- Part serial
- 203
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 5,074 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.