What was found
FIBERGLASS GASKET INSTALLED ON BOTH SIDES OF RING GEAR CRACKED AND PUSHED OUT CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2007
- Submitted
- May 29, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N174AM
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 4007
- Aircraft time
- 243 hours, 792 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gasket
- Part number
- 350A32106321
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 244 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.