- Difficulty date
- February 8, 2002
- Submitted
- February 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53397
- Aircraft time
- 1,473 hours
- Part
- Freewheel Unit
- Part number
- 406040500131
- Part serial
- A3071
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 256 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
FREEWHEEL UNIT MAKING METAL CAUSING CHIP LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE.
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