Service difficulty report · Warning System · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 18, 2016
Submitted
July 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54392
Aircraft time
1,235 hours, 3,754 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Engine time
1,235 hours, 3,760 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT SAW A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATE. HE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO BASE AND CALLED THE MECHANIC ON DUTY. THE MECHANIC ARRIVED TO TROUBLESHOOT. HE DRAINED AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, CHANGED THE FILTER, CHECKED AND CLEANED ALL 3 CHIP DETECTORS WITH NO ANOMALIES FOUND, SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION, AND PERFORMED A 20 MINUTE GROUND RUN WITH ASSISTANCE OF THE PILOT. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE.

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