Service difficulty report · Bevel Gear · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 8, 2019
Submitted
August 13, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Part
Bevel Gear
Part number
407040006111
Condition
Broken
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.

What was found

(CAN) IT WAS REPORTED TO BELL (IN 2 STEP): -FEB 12TH:CUSTOMER HAD A CHIP LIGHT EVENT IN FLIGHT, CLEANED THE CHIP DETECTORS, REPLACED THE OIL AND FILTER, AND PERFORMED A PENALTY RUN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED AND LANDED BECAUSE OF A SECOND CHIP EVENT, ROUGHLY 8 HOURS AFTER THE SERVICING HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRUCKED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE MAST AND TRANSMISSION -FEB 8TH:FROM APPROVED MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION: WE RECEIVED TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER 407-040-006-111. IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT FOR INSPECTION DUE TO METAL IN THE OIL. DURING THE INSPECTION, WE FOUND A PIECE OF GEAR TOOTH FROM THE BEVEL GEAR PART NUMBER 407-040-035-101.

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