Service difficulty report · Pinion Gear · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
July 31, 2017
Submitted
August 1, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N230AM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0540
Aircraft time
4,217 hours, 15,561 cycles
Part
Pinion Gear
Part number
4649302041
Part serial
1694
Condition
Failed
Location
Transmission
Part time
3,816 hours
Component
Transmission · Airbus
Component part number
4649010010
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED MGB CHIP LIGHT ON LANDING AT BASE. CHIP PLUG AND FILTER INSPECTED, CLASS A BLACK FUZZ FOUND ON PLUG. IAW AMC EO 23-6300-EO-669 AND AD 2014-05-01 INSPECTION OF DRIVE GEAR PINION AND BEVEL GEAR TEETH REQUIRED AS THERE HAD BEEN 2 CHIP LIGHTS WITHIN THE PAST 100 HOURS FLIGHT TIME. INSPECTION OF GEAR TEETH SHOWED MICRO PITTING AND PITTING IN EXCESS OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS (NONE ALLOWED). ACFT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.

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