What was found
(CAN) TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX INPUT SEAL LEAKING OIL. CHANGED SEAL TO AVOID RUNNING OUT OF OIL IN THE GEAR BOX.
- Difficulty date
- October 29, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft time
- 10,646 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Magnetic Seal
- Part number
- 770441
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- T/R Gearbox
- Part time
- 217 hours
- Component
- Gearbox
- Component part number
- 350A330200
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.