Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
August 23, 2013
Submitted
August 28, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N390AM
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
EC7174
Aircraft time
905 hours, 3,254 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
905 hours, 1,766 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
350A33050101
Part serial
M1515
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
905 hours, 3,254 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT ON APPROACH. AFTER LANDING, REMOVED AND INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND CHIP DETECTOR COVERED WITH SMALL CHIPS. AFTER LOOKING IN THE MM FOR LIMITS, FOUND THE AMOUNT OF CHIPS EXCEEDED LIMITS. GEARBOX WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.

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