Service difficulty report · Transmission · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
August 14, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434CM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0167
Aircraft time
4,434 hours, 15,743 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Part
Transmission
Part number
4647010003
Part serial
259
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
6,304 hours
Stage of operation
AA
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

TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON WARNING PANEL ON LANDING. REMOVED CHIP DETECTOR AND OIL FILTER, FOUND FINE METAL DEPOSITS. COMPLIED WITH SB EC135-63A-012 PART 3, STAGE BAND PART 4 DRIVE STAGE TOOTHING INSPECTION. DRIVE GEARS FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. CLEANED OIL FILTER AND CHIP DETECTOR IAW MM 63. REPLENISHED WITH OIL, GROUND RAN FOR 15 MINUTES. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR AND FILTER, NO FURTHER DEPOSITS FOUND.

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