Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
November 11, 2014
Submitted
November 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N136UT
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0841
Aircraft time
2,860 hours
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Transmission
Part time
2,860 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT WITH THE MEDICAL CREW & PATIENT ONBOARD. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SAFELY. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED & EN ROUTE WITH SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT. REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR & FOUND A SMALL STAGE A FLAKE IAW ASB EC135-63A-012 PART 3A. REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION FILTER & THERE WAS NOTHING NOTICEABLE. A NEW FILTER WAS INSTALLED AS WELL AS A DRAIN & RE SERVICING. PERFORMED 15 MIN GND RUN & RE-INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR IN WHICH NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. A LT & RT TRANSMISSION INPUT QUILL INSPECTION HAD ALSO BEEN PERFORMED TO INSPECT THE INPUT TOOTHING AS WELL AS THE BEVEL GEAR TOOTHING IAW ASB EC135-63A-012 SECTION 3 PART 4. BOTH QUILLS WERE FOUND TO BE AIRWORTHY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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