What was found
INSTALLED NEW SEAL IN T/R GEARBOX. SEAL WAS LEAKING A LITTLE THE NEXT DAY AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL IT WAS CHANGED WITH 99 HOURS ON IT.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3892R
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45594
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Seal
- Part number
- 206340103101
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- T/R Gr Box
- Part time
- 99 hours
- Component
- 206040402003
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.