Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 407

Difficulty date
October 7, 2017
Submitted
October 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N229AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54071
Aircraft time
2,141 hours, 6,784 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
407040006123FM
Part serial
A539
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main
Stage of operation
NR
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

ON THE WAY BACK TO BASE, A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CAUTION WARNING PANEL. REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND FREEWHEEL UNIT CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND THE BOTTOM TRANSMISSION CHIP PLUG WITH METAL PARTICLES. THE MANUAL STATED IT WAS FLAKES AND CAUSED FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURER TECH PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED, AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNSERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED.

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