Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 14, 2012
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407WH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53503
Aircraft time
8,014 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
8,084 hours
Part
Transmission
Part number
407040006107FM
Part serial
A183
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
5,981 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
M
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT DURING FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING PREFORMED. MX DISPACHED WITH COMPANY ACFT AND PASSENGERS WERE FLOWN FOR CONTINUATION OF THE FLIGHT. FOUND SMALL METAL PARTICALS ON LOWER CHIP PLUG, CLEANED PLUG PERFORMED PENALTY RUN WITHOUT FURTHER LIGHT OR METAL PARTICALS.

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