Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 15, 2014
Submitted
April 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108MT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54108
Aircraft time
309 hours, 15,078 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Transmission
Part time
309 hours
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A PATIENT TRANSFER. APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRIP THE PILOT RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LOCATED THE SAFEST PLACE TO LAND IN A LARGE HAY FIELD. THE PATIENT WAS THEN TRANSFERRED BY LIFE AIR RESCUE 1 FROM THE SCENE. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED ON SCENE & CHECKED BOTH THE UPPER & LOWER CHIP DETECTORS. A SMALL CHIP WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER DETECTOR. FOLLOWING PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN BHT MM CHAPTER 63, THE CHIP DETECTORS WERE CLEANED & A 20 MINUTE PENALTY RUN AT 100% WAS PERFORMED. NO OTHER OCCURRENCES ENCOUNTERED UPON PERFORMING THESE PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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