What was found
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX INPUT SEAL STARTED LEAKING 21.1 HRS, AFTER INSTALLING THE REPAIRED GEARBOX.
- Difficulty date
- April 18, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft time
- 1,382 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Magnetic Seal
- Part number
- 770441
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- T/R Gearbox
- Part time
- 21 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.