Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
November 16, 2016
Submitted
November 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N135LF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0647
Aircraft time
2,907 hours, 10,637 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
2,907 hours, 3,773 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
70EM017020
Part serial
2599
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1 Reduction
Part time
2,907 hours, 3,773 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
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

POST CHIP LIGHT FOUND CAT B DEBRIS ON MOD 1 CHIP PLUG. SENT OUT OIL SAMPLE. COMPLETED CAT B PROCEDURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH TURBOMECA TECH REPRESENTATIVE. AT THIS TIME ORDERED NEW STYLE MAGNETIC SEALS FOR STARTER/GEN AND BREATHER AS PER TBM TECH REP. AFTER INSTALLATION OF THESE SEALS GROUND RAN ENGINE. INSPECTED ENGINE CHIP PLUGS AFTER SHUTDOWN AND FOUND DEBRIS ON MOD 1 CHIP PLUG. ADVISED TBM TECH REP. AFTER MORE DETAILED INSPECTION ON OIL SAMPLE FROM CHIP LIGHT, TBM DETERMINED THAT THE DEBRIS WAS NOT FROM THE OLD STYLE MAGNETIC SEALS BUT MORE LIKELY GEAR MATERIAL. TBM RECOMMENDED MOD 1 G/BOX CHANGE. THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING PARTS.

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