Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 13, 2022
Submitted
October 13, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N408UT
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53808
Aircraft time
5,283 hours, 24,768 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
407040006115FM
Part serial
A189
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main
Part time
17,154 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SAFELY WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD FOR A MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP INDICATION. PATIENT TRANSFERRED BY GROUND. MECHANIC INSPECTED MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND SMALL CHIPS. MECHANIC FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND RESERVICED. PERFORMED A 20 MINUTE GROUND RUN UNDER POWER. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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