Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
October 7, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft time
1,820 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20R
Part
Gearbox
Part number
2601100005
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Combining
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING SHUTDOWN, PILOT REPORTED AN UNFAMILIAR METALLIC NOISE FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY ILLUMINATION OF THE COMBINING GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT. INSPECTION OF THE CHIP PLUG REVEALED METAL PARTICLES IN EXCESS OF ALLOWABLE, ACFT GROUNDED. COMBINING GEARBOX IS APPROXIMATELY 5.0 TSO.

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