What was found
MAST CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. INSPECTED ALL MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX CHIP PLUGS, FOUND ONE WHISKER-LIKE PARTICAL ON MAST CHIP PLUG, CLEANED MAST CHIP PLUG & APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE IAW MM 63.
- Difficulty date
- October 7, 2012
- Submitted
- October 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911ED
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft serial
- 57006
- Aircraft time
- 1,515 hours, 4,725 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 430340001105
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,515 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.