Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 412EP

Difficulty date
July 7, 2007
Submitted
September 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416EV
Make and model
Bell 412EP
Aircraft serial
36424
Aircraft time
76 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Transmission
Part number
412040004127
Part serial
A665
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
76 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING LOCAL TRAINING TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. AC WAS LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NONFERROUS METAL FLAKES ON THE DEBRIS MONITOR. THE OIL WAS DRAINED THROUGH A STRAINER AND NO METAL WAS FOUND IN STRAINER. THE EXTERNAL FILTER WAS CUT OPEN, NO METAL WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER. THE EXTERNAL FILTER WAS REPLACED. THE SUMP SCREEN WAS REMOVED AND NO METAL FOUND. THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED WITH (3) QUARTS OF OIL AND SUMP SCREEN REINSTALLED. SERVICED TRANSMISSION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 45 MINUTES AT A HIGHER TORQUE SETTING (LIGHT ON SKIDS). CHECK OF CHIP DETECTOR AND DEBRIS MONITOR FOLLOWING GROUND RUN FOUND NO CHIPS OR FLAKES OF METAL. AC WROTE UP FOR DAILY INSPECT

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