What was found
CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATION. METAL FOUND ON LOWER PLUG OF THE MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX. IN SHOP REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2003
- Submitted
- January 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N971AE
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355*
- Aircraft serial
- 3230
- Aircraft time
- 1,555 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 350A32031000
- Part serial
- M2428
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,555 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.