What was found
DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT NOTICE A MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX DIMMLY ILLUMINATED CHIP LIGHT. MAINTENANNCE DISCOVERED AND INTERNAL SHORT IN THE CHIP DETECTOR AND REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2018
- Submitted
- November 21, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N454JH
- Make and model
- Hughes 369E
- Aircraft serial
- 0454E
- Aircraft time
- 15,774 hours, 45,248 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Chip Detector
- Part number
- B3148A
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Main Gearbox
- Component
- Main Gearbox · Doug
- Component part number
- 369D25100901
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.