Service difficulty report · Transmission · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
May 16, 2016
Submitted
May 24, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14018
Aircraft time
3,314 hours, 6,744 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
6,688 hours, 6,744 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
109040005103
Part serial
N64
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,664 hours, 6,744 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS PREPARING TO TAKEOFF AFTER START UP, WHEN THE MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT SHUTDOWN THE ACFT. REMOVED MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR & FOUND IT SATURATED WITH METAL PARTICLES. IAW THE MM, DRAINED & FLUSHED THE MAIN TRANSMISSION OIL SYS, CHANGED THE OIL FILTER, & CONDUCTED A GND RUN. IT FAILED THE GND RUN UP. MAIN TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY R & R. THIS TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN INSTALLED AFTER BEING REPAIRED ON 02 16 2016. THERE HAD BEEN TWO OTHER CHIP INDICATIONS BEFORE THE ONE THAT OCCURRED ON 05 16 2016.

More about the Agusta A119