SDR QMLA2012

Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
September 17, 2012
Submitted
September 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625CF
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
6596
Aircraft time
2,177 hours, 7,485 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2C
Engine time
2,177 hours, 4,563 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
70BM011710
Part serial
01815
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
2,177 hours, 4,563 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMNIATED ON LANDING. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND MECHANIC CALLED, MECHANIC FOUND FUZZ ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. MECHANIC CLEANED CHIP DETECTOR, COMPLETED A SOAP AND COLLECTED THE MATERIEL. SOAP CAME BACK NORMAL, BUT THE MATERIEL COLLECTED CAME BACK AS ASSY GEARBOX BEARING MATERIAL.

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