Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 430

Difficulty date
August 12, 2014
Submitted
August 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N555BA
Make and model
Bell 430
Aircraft serial
49119
Aircraft time
6,745 hours, 21,053 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
430040003107
Part serial
A130
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main 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 ZONE INSPECTION AT ACTT 6722+54 IT WAS NOTED OF METAL PARTICLES ON COLLECTOR GEAR CHIP DETECTOR. AT ACTT 6729+01 THE TRANSMISSION SUMP CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT & FUZZ BURNER WAS ACTIVATED. PERFORMED A SERVICEABILITY CHECK IAW MM. AT ACTT 6743+03 THE COLLECTOR GEAR CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED & WAS BURNED OFF AGAIN. CHIP DETECTOR WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED & FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM. AFTER DISCUSSING THE ISSUE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION IS UNSERVICEABLE & REMOVED FROM THE ACFT.

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