Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 23, 2012
Submitted
April 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911KX
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53719
Aircraft time
2,374 hours, 7,585 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
M/R Gearbox
Component
Gearbox · Bell
Component part number
407040006115FM
Stage of operation
DE
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

WHILE ON THE FIRST LEG OF A MEDICAL FLIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION CHIP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ONCE THE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON, DIVERTED ACFT. TRANSMISSION CHIP REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN, WHEN THE BATTERY WAS TURNED BACK ON, TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON. INSPECTED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REMOVED M/R GB AND FREEWHEELING UNIT CHIP PLUGS. FOUND FUZZ ON LOWER CHIP PLUG. CLEANED ALL PLUGS AND REINSTALLED. GROUND RUN ACFT FOR 10 MINUTES. REINSPECTED LOWER CHIP PLUG-FOUND CLEAN. REINSTALLED LOWER CHIP PLUG. ALL WORK IAW MM 63-14 AND TABLE 63-2.

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