Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bell 222U

Difficulty date
June 15, 2011
Submitted
June 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N220LN
Make and model
Bell 222U
Aircraft serial
47567
Aircraft time
7,073 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101750C1
Engine time
10,475 hours, 19,643 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
408200012
Part serial
ENG7200GBM
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Part time
3,511 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER ZONE INSPECTION ON NR1 ENGINE, ACFT WAS BEING GROUND RUN FOR LEAK CHECKS. ON START UP, THE ENGINE G/B CHIP LIGHT IMMEDIATELY CAME ON, PILOT SHUTDOWN STRAIGHT AWAY. MECHANIC PULLED THE CHIP PLUG AND FOUND NUMEROUS CHIPS ON THE PLUG. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURANCE WHERE METAL WAS FOUND ON THE PLUG.

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