Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bell 412

Difficulty date
March 8, 2006
Submitted
May 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412BE
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
33036
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Transmission
Part time
14,739 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON APPROACH, THE PLANETARY CHIP LIGHT ON THE CAUTION PANEL ILLUMINATED. AC LANDED AND SHUTDOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC WAS DISPATCHED TO THE HOSPITAL. ON INSPECTION, A SMALL SILVER OF METAL WAS FOUND ON THE PLUG WITH NO OTHER METAL NOTED. PLUG WAS CLEANED AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ON ARRIVAL BACK AT BASE THE TRANSMISSION OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE OIL FILTERS INSPECTED AND CLEANED. (K)

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