Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
August 17, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0326
Aircraft time
3,379 hours, 12,815 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Part
Gearbox
Part number
464901008
Part serial
1083
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
3,379 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING FLIGHT, TRANSMISSION CHIP WARNING WAS NOTICED. PILOT MADE A UNSCHEDUELD LANDING AT NEAREST AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED TRANSMISSION AND A CHIP WAS FOUND. CHIP WAS FOUND TO BE A STAGE A AND WORK WAS COMPLETED IAW ASB EC135-63A-012 FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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