What was found
GEARS WERE INSTALLED ON GEARBOX S/N M-811 AT T.S.O. -0-. AFTER 112 HOURS METAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND ON CHIP DETECTOR. UPON DISASSEMBLY, FOUND UNUSUAL SCUFFING ON GEAR TEETH, NO OTHER DEFECTS WERE FOUND ON GEARBOX.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gear Set
- Part number
- 350A33109100
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- T/R
- Part time
- 112 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.