What was found
(CAN) FOUND A CRACK IN MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION, ON THE LT SIDE INPUT SHAFT. OIL STARTED TO SIP OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. (TC NR 20070216006)
- Difficulty date
- February 7, 2007
- Submitted
- May 1, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 427
- Aircraft time
- 1 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,623 hours
- Component
- Gearbox · Bell
- Component part number
- 427540001107
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.