Service difficulty report · Transmission · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
December 20, 2017
Submitted
December 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N200HN
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0444
Aircraft time
4,898 hours, 15,286 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
4649010006
Part serial
312
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
7,562 hours, 5,886 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

TWO MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP INDICATIONS 35 HOURS APART REQUIRING PINION AND BEVEL GEAR INSPECION PER AIRBUS ASB EC135-63A-012. FOUND PITTING ON #1 BEVEL GEAR THAT WAS BEYOND LIMITS. THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING A REPLACEMENT MAIN TRANSMISSION TO ARRIVE.

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