What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, SEVERAL LARGE PARTICLES WERE FOUND ON THE GEARBOX MAGNETIC DRAIN PLUG. THE GEARBOX WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- August 4, 2020
- Submitted
- August 27, 2020
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N304ER
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42NG
- Aircraft serial
- 42N203
- Aircraft time
- 2,736 hours
- Engine
- Austro E4
- Engine time
- 976 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6310 · Engine/Transmission Coupling
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- E4A70000000
- Part serial
- 2817
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Zone 600
- Part time
- 976 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.