Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 1, 2011
Submitted
December 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53446
Aircraft time
6,085 hours, 17,148 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
407040006107
Part serial
A323
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,967 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.

What was found

THE MECHANIC FOUND DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL ON THE TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR. THE ACFT WAS PULLED FROM SERVICE. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CHIP EVENTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION LEADING UP TO THIS CURRENT EVENT. THIS ACFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE AWAITING A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.

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