What was found
ON LANDING, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NUMEROUS SLIVERS AND CHIPS FOUND ON BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM GEARBOX CHIP DETECTORS. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ENGINE CHANGED.
- Difficulty date
- August 9, 2013
- Submitted
- August 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N193AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54004
- Aircraft time
- 684 hours, 1,121 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 684 hours, 1,121 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7210 · Turbine Engine Reduction Gear
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 23063393
- Part serial
- CAG48277
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Part time
- 684 hours, 1,121 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.