Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
June 7, 2011
Submitted
June 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779LF
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9103
Aircraft time
1,793 hours, 5,847 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
B632K1001051
Part serial
KA0683
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Zone 200
Part time
1,793 hours, 5,860 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, THIS WAS THE 4TH CHIP LIGHT EVENT WITHIN THE PREVIOUS SEVERAL MONTHS. PREVIOUS CHIP EVENTS WERE FUZZ REQUIRING NO FURTHER ACTION, CHIP EVENT ON 6/07/11 REQUIRED TRANSMISSION CHANGE IAW AMM 63-41-00 6-2. TRANSMISSION CHANGE IN PROGRESS.