Service difficulty report · Transmission · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
June 13, 2010
Submitted
June 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911AM
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11503
Part
Transmission
Part number
109040003109
Part serial
D8449
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
3,148 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMB OUT THE TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. ACFT LANDED AT PAD AND WAS SHUTDOWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHIP DETECTORS WERE REMOVED AND A SMALL CHIP WAS DISCOVERED ON THE CHIP DETECTOR IN THE TRANSMISSION RESERVOIR. CHIP WAS CLEARED AND MX WAS PREFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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