Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
July 20, 2016
Submitted
July 21, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
4682
Aircraft time
2,790 hours, 9,224 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
2,790 hours, 7,119 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
350A32035002
Part serial
M4114
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,790 hours, 9,224 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON REMOVING THE ENGINE TO MAIN GEARBOX SHAFT TO REPLACE THE MAIN GEARBOX INPUT SEAL. I FOUND THAT THE CASTLATED NUT THAT HOLDS THE ROTOR BRAKE DISK IN PLACE WAS LOOSE. REMOVED NUT, WASHER (SIGNS OF SPINNING IN PLACE) BRAKE DISK, LARGE FLAT WASHER UNDER DISK AND FOUND THAT THE LARGE FLAT WASHER HAS WORN A GROOVE INTO THE GEARBOX FLANGE. REMOVED FRICTION RING AND FOUND THAT IT WAS STEPPED AND THAT THE INNER BASE THAT GOES TOWARD THE GEARBOX HAD SIGNED OF WEAR.