Service difficulty report · Ring Gear · Bell 214ST

Difficulty date
February 24, 2016
Submitted
February 25, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
JYDR439F
Erickson Incorporated
Aircraft
N214EB
Make and model
Bell 214ST
Engine
Ge T700T2C
Part
Ring Gear
Part number
214040761111
Part serial
A197
Condition
Cracked
Location
Transmission
Part time
2,023 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MGB REMOVED FOR OIL LEAKING FROM CRACK IN RING GEAR CASE. UPON DISASSEMBLY AT REPAIR STATION DISCOVERED A SECTION OF 13 SPLINE TEETH ON THE UPPER RING FRACTURED. 7 TEETH WERE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE CASE BUT HELD IN PLACE BY THE INNER RING GEAR ASSY. THERE WERE MULTIPLE CRACKS ORIGINATING FROM THE ROOT AREA OF THE FRACTURED SPLINES IN ADDITION TO THE CRACK THAT BREACHED THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASE AND LEAKED OIL.

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