Service difficulty report · Seal · Bell 412

Difficulty date
April 26, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft time
3,280 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Seal
Part number
204001736005
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Gearbox
Part time
3,386 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) CARRYING OUT INSPECTION OF MAIN TRANSMISSION OIL LEVEL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE QTY WAS LOW. A GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND THAT THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC PUMP QUILL SHAFT SEALS WERE THE SOURCE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE PUMP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVE SPROCKET OF THE TACH GENERATOR WAS FOUND WORN AND THE DRIVE CHAIN WAS FOUND CRACKED. MAINTENANCE ACTION CARRIED AS FOLLOWS, NEW DRIVE SPROCKET INSTALLED AND NEW DRIVE CHAIN INSTALLED. SATISFACTORY GROUND RUN WAS CARRIED. NO FAULTS NOTED.

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