Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Airtrc AT802A

Difficulty date
July 25, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT802A
Aircraft time
115 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MA3
Part
Gearbox
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
CL
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.

What was found

(CAN) CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, PILOT RETURNED AND UPON TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS FOUND THAT AGB CHIP WAS THE PROBLEM. 1 SMALL METAL SILVER AND BLACK MAGNETIC FUZZ FOUND ON CHIP. RGB AND OIL FILTER ALSO CHECKED FOR CONTAMINENTS. NONE FOUND. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. COLLECTED DEBRIS OFF OF CHIP PLUG. WILL BE SENT OUT FOR SPECTOR ANALYSIS. CONTAMINATION FOUND TO BE ALLOWABLE IAW MM. CHIP PLUGS & FILTERS WILL BE PULLED FOR INSPECTION IN 10 HRS AIR TIME.