Service difficulty report · Rgb Bearing · Bell 212

Difficulty date
March 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Rgb Bearing
Part number
310063901
Condition
Making Metal
Location
L/H Eng Nr 5
Part time
2,882 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN)#1 CHIP DETECTOR (L/H SIDE) IN REDUCTION GEARBOX ILLUMINATED. CHIP DETECTOR WAS INSPECTED, AND SMALL AMOUNT OF METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND. CHIP DETECTOR WAS CLEANED AND RE-INSTALLED INTO GEARBOX ASSEM BLY. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND MONITORED, AND ONCE AGAIN, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CHIP DETECTOR WAS REMOVED AND LARGE METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND. THE RGB WAS REMVOED FROM AIRCRAFT, AND IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THIS POINT THAT #5 BEARING WAS CAUSE OF METAL CONTAMINATION. RGB WILL BE REPAIRED AS PER PRATT & WHITNEY OVERHAUL MANUAL. 3017043 R18 (POST SB 5292) BEARING WILL BE INSTALLED.

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