Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
July 31, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft time
1,681 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Gearbox
Part number
4G6320A00132
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
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) CAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED DURING CRUISE. MAIN GEARBOX MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. ACFT LANDED SAFELY AT THE HOSPITAL HELIPAD. MAGNETIC PARTICLES FOUND ON THE CHIP DETECTOR AND THE OIL FILTER. ACFT DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE. PENDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR LAND TRANSPORTATION TO BASE FOR THE MAIN GEARBOX REPLACEMENT. NO GEARBOX REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. MGB OIL SYSTEM FLUSHED, FILTERS REPLACED SEVERAL TIME. CAUSE OF THE DEBRIS FOUND TO BE NR 1 AC GENERATOR LIP SEAL SPRING FOUND DAMAGED. SUSPECT THE SPRING SEAL SLIDE OFF AT A PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT WHEN THE LIP SEAL PAD WAS ATTACHED ON THE MGB. NOTE: THE INSTALLATION TOOL USED IAW AMM IS ONLY FOR INSTALLING THE LIP SEAL ON THE AC GEN PAD. THERE IS NO TOOL REFERENCED IN THE AMM TO INSTALL THE PAD ON THE GEARBOX.

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