Service difficulty report · Pinion · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
October 13, 2015
Submitted
October 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163BF
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0671
Aircraft time
3,414 hours, 14,687 cycles
Part
Pinion
Part number
4649302041
Part serial
2222
Condition
Damaged
Location
Transmission
Part time
3,414 hours, 14,687 cycles
Component
Transmission
Component part number
4649010010
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

MAIN TRANSMISSION HAD STAGE 2 HIGH IRON INDICATION FROM OIL SAMPLE, REQUIRING INPUT DRIVE STAGE TOOTHING INSPECTION IAW ASB EC135-63A-012 WITHIN 25 FH. INSPECTION REVEALED PITTING IN BOTH INPUT PINIONS & BEVEL GEAR OF MAIN TRANSMISSION REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION. THIS ACFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE AWAITING THIS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION.

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