Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 31, 2014
Submitted
August 1, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N193AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54004
Aircraft time
1,295 hours, 4,938 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
1,295 hours, 4,938 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
406040400121
Part serial
BH213688
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.

What was found

DURING MAINTENANCE FLIGHT HAD T/R CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATE CAUSING A UNSCHEDULED LANDING. REMOVED & EXAMINED MAGNETIC CHIP PLUG. SMALL HAIR LIKE METAL SLIVER FOUND. CLEANED & RE-INSTALLED PLUG & STILL HAD CAUTION LIGHT. CHECKED WIRING & FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE. FOLLOWED PROCEDURES FOR GEARBOX FLUSH IN MM CH 65 FOR INSPECTION & SERVICEABILITY CHECK. FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLE SO RE-SERVICED IAW MM CH 12. GND RAN ACFT WITH NO FURTHER LIGHT. ACFT WAS FOUND TO BE AIRWORTHY SO RETURNED IT TO SERVICE.

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