Service difficulty report · Transmission · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
August 6, 2018
Submitted
August 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N235CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ002
Aircraft time
4,530 hours, 657 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
234D22004
Part serial
A91521
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Aft
Part time
15,055 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CAUTION PANEL DURING APPROACH TO LAND. CONFIRMED AFT TRANSMISSION ON THE MAINTENANCE PANEL. INSPECTED THE CHIP DETECTOR, FOUND LARGE FLAKE LIKE CONTAMINATION. PART REMOVED AND SENT BACK TO AURORA FACILITY. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST USED FOR TRANSMISSON CHIP CAUTION LIGHT, LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE.

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