What was found
(CAN) TRANSMISSION STARTED GENERATING METAL. PREFORMED INSPECTION AND FOUND TO BE SIGNIFICANT. R & R TRANSMISSION. METAL ONLY FOUND ON LOWER CHIP DETECTOR.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2015
- Submitted
- August 5, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Transmission
- Part number
- 4070140006107
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.