What was found
ON INSPECTION, AN OIL LEAK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE COMBINED GEARBOX AREA. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THE NR 1 ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR HSG ATTACHED TO THE GEARBOX WAS FOUND CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2012
- Submitted
- October 22, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N397AL
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 36012
- Aircraft time
- 14,084 hours, 37,098 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6T3B
- Engine time
- 13,676 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 3028855
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Chip Detector
- Part time
- 2,656 hours
- Component
- Gearbox · PT6T3B
- Component part number
- 3024780
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.