Service difficulty report · Seal · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
February 19, 1998
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft time
4,288 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101750B1
Part
Seal
Part number
4639003007
Condition
Leaking
Location
T/R Gearbox
Part time
20 hours
Component
Tail Rotor Gearb
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND REVEALED OIL LEAK OF TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX. DISAASEMBLY SHOWED THAT INPUT SEAL DUST SEAL LIP HAD PEELED OFF AND WENT INTO THE SEALING LIP ALLOWING GEARBOX TO LOOSE IT''''S OIL DURINGA 40 MINUTE FLIGHT. CHIP DETECTOR WAS CLEAN AT THIS POINT, HOWEVER AFTER POST REASSEMBLY GROUND RUN, CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSPECTION SHOWED EXCESSIVE METAL ON DETECTOR.