What was found
DURING PIC WALKAROUND, NOTED EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL THAT LEAKED OUT OF THE TAIL GEARBOX.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2012
- Submitted
- June 25, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N197AM
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 2917
- Aircraft time
- 7,068 hours, 23,291 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- Engine time
- 4,150 hours, 12,217 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 350A33020005
- Part serial
- M2457
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 758 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.