Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 11, 2014
Submitted
June 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512MT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53571
Aircraft time
4,868 hours, 3,702 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Unlocked
Location
Transmission
Part time
4,178 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

AFTER TAKEOFF DURING A PATIENT TRANSFER FLIGHT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A CWP TRANSMISSION PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATION. IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. PILOT REPORTED 3 MINUTES OF FLIGHT TIME WITH A 2 MINUTE COOL DOWN FROM THE TIME THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND THE LOWER CHIP DETECTOR ON THE TRANSMISSION UNLOCKED. THERE WAS NO OIL LOSS FROM THE TRANSMISSION, NO TRANSMISSION OIL OVER TEMP & NO CHIPS FOUND. AFTER A 20 MINUTE GND RUN, THE ACFT CAN THEN BE RETURNED TO SERVICE. PERFORMED 20 MINUTE RUN, CHECKED THE FILTER & DETECTORS FOR CHIPS IN WHICH NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. PRESS & TEMPS WERE NORMAL. ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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