What was found
TAILROTOR CHIP LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT SOON AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT USED FUZZ BURNER BUT LIGHT STAYED ON. ACFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND CHIPS CONSISTENT WITH FIGURE F IN AMM 65-21-00, 6-1.
- Difficulty date
- November 9, 2013
- Submitted
- November 11, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N145SJ
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117C2
- Aircraft serial
- 9091
- Aircraft time
- 2,630 hours, 7,053 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 4639003009
- Part serial
- 1352
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- 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.