Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bolkms BK117B2

Difficulty date
August 13, 2011
Submitted
August 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990SL
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B2
Aircraft serial
7057
Aircraft time
7,072 hours, 25,327 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
1171200501
Part serial
KA0248
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
4,745 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

ENROUTE, CHIP LIGHT CAME ON AND A SECOND OR 2 LATER ALOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. NR 2 ENG SPOOLED BACK WITH ASSOCIATED LIGHTS. REDUCED POWER & AIRSPEED & FOUND A SUITABLE FIELD AND PREFORMED A RUN ON LANDING WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. FOUND BOTH MAIN GEARBOX OIL FILTERS BYPASS BUTTONS POPPED. FOUND CATEGORY D,E,F, AND G PARTICLES ON CHIP DETECTORS IAW FIG 11-7 AND TABLE 11-2 OF MM CHAP 11. FOUND MGB OIL LEVEL SERVICED TO NORMAL OPERATING LEVEL; NO OIL LEAKS NOTED. REMOVED NR 2 ENGINE DRIVESHAFT INPUT COVER, FOUND NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO DRIVESHAFT OR COUPLING. TURNED MAIN ROTOR IN DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, NO BINDING OR UNUSUAL NOISE NOTED. BOTH ENGINE DRIVESHAFTS ALSO ROTATE WITHOUT BINDING. BOTH ENGINE OIL TANKS SERVICED TO NORMAL LEVELS; ENGINE FILTER BYPASS BUTTONS WERE NOT POPPED. DETERMINED ACFT UNAIRWORTHY TO START OR FLY DUE TO AMOUNT AND TYPE OF METAL PARTICLES FOUND ON MGB CHIP DETECTORS, IN ADDITION TO MGB OIL FILTER BYPASS BUTTONS BEING POPPED.