Service difficulty report · Gasket · Bell 204B

Difficulty date
August 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 204B
Aircraft time
21,237 hours
Engine
Lyc T5313B
Part
Gasket
Part number
205040187001
Condition
Blown
Location
Transmission
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT GOT AN INDICATION OF NO TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE ON THE WARNING LIGHT AND PRESSURE GAUGE. HE PROCEEDED TO LAND. WHEN HE ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE THE BLADE SLOWED QUICKER THEN NORMAL HE THEN SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND THE BLADE STOPPED IN LESS THEN A MINUTE. THE MAIN TRANSMISSION SEIZED AT THIS TIME. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAFFER FILTER GASKET HAD BLOWN OUT AT HE BOTTOM. WHEN THE NUT TORQUE WAS CHECKED ON THE FILTER HOUSING ALL FOUR NUTS WERE FOUND BELOW THE SPECIFIED TORQUE VALUE. THE FILTER HAD BEEN CLEANED 2 DAYS PREVIOUSLY. AN O/H TRANSMISSION AND MAST WERE INSTALLED AND THE ACFT FLOWN OUT.

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