What was found
FOUND A CRACK AT THE FWD LUG OF THE TRANSMISSION TOP CASE. THIS CRACK IS ON ONE OF THE FOUR TRANSMISSION LUGS. ACFT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE. OPEN.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 2012
- Submitted
- November 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N34NR
- Make and model
- Bell 222
- Aircraft serial
- 47068
- Engine
- Lyc LTS101*
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Transmission
- Part number
- 222040003003
- Part serial
- AMX00147
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,403 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.