What was found
TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE POINT. METAL WAS FOUND ON THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP PLUG. TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft time
- 4,656 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 350A33020005
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 3,577 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.