Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
January 26, 2013
Submitted
January 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587MH
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9174
Aircraft time
1,435 hours, 5,515 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
4639002007
Part serial
1072
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,435 hours, 5,515 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BASE PAD, TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT CAME ON, PILOT RETURNED TO BASE, ATTEMPTED TO BURN CHIP AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. PILOT CALLED THE MECHANIC. MECHANIC INSPECTED TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX AND INTERMEDIATE GEAR BOX. FUZZ WAS FOUND ON THE INTERMEDIATE GEAR BOX CHIP DETECTOR AND NO CHIPS. GEAR BOX WAS DRAINED, FLUSHED AND SERVICED. ACFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 10 MINUTES AND NO CHIP LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. INTERMEDIATE GEAR BOX CHIP PLUG WILL BE INSPECTED IN 10 HOUR IAW MM CH 65-22-00,6-1.