Service difficulty report · Case · Bell 427

Difficulty date
October 23, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 427
Aircraft time
1,973 hours
Engine
Pwc PW207D
Part
Case
Part number
427040200111
Condition
Cracked
Location
Transmission
Part time
2,209 hours
Component
Transmission
Component part number
427040006113
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AN OIL LEAK HAD DEVELOPED ON THE LT SIDE OF THE UPPER TRANSMISSION DECK. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS ORIGINATING FROM A CRACK IN THE RADII TRANSITION AREA OF THE CASE BETWEEN THE LT MAIN INPUT AND PORTION OF THE LOWER CASE.

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