What was found
TRANSMISSION MAKING METAL. CAUSE OF METAL: BEARING SPALLED. REPAIRED AND REPLACED BEARING AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- May 12, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8590X
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51494
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Transmission
- Part number
- 206040004107
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- M/R
- Part time
- 3,091 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.