Service difficulty report · Pinion Gear · Bell 407

Difficulty date
March 16, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Part
Pinion Gear
Part number
407040034101
Condition
Failed
Location
M/R Transmission
Part time
5,040 hours
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) DURING FLIGHT, THE CHIP LIGHT DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE ACFT LANDED THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A GROWLING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE MAIN TRANSMISSION AREA. TWO FERROUS NUGGETS WERE FOUND ATTACHED TO THE DETECTOR. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INPUT PINION GEAR TOOTH FRACTURED AND WAS LYING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION MAIN CASE.

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