What was found
(CAN) METAL FOUND ON CHIP DETECTORS, MAINLY LOWER ONE, AND IN ENGINE AND NICAD FILTER. OIL AND FILTERS REPLACED. SYSTEM FLUSHED. MORE CHIPS ONE HOUR LATER. GEARBOX REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 206B
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20B
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 689171
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 7,903 hours
- Component
- 689171
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.