Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
February 4, 2017
Submitted
February 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N103VU
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
9054
Aircraft time
7,758 hours, 23,246 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
4639002007
Part serial
1125
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
3,043 hours, 4,889 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THE LIGHT. THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT COULD REACH THE DIVERSION AIRPORT IT WAS DECIDED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY DUE TO PILOT FEELING VIBRATIONS COMING FROM TAIL ROTOR. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY.