Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
February 6, 2020
Submitted
February 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N200HN
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0444
Aircraft time
5,837 hours, 19,405 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
4649020010
Part serial
2515
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main
Part time
937 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

MGB CHIP INDICATION AT START UP. PERFORMED INSPECION OF MAG PICK UP AND OIL FILTER AND FOUND SIGNIFICNT METAL. SENT CHIPS AND OIL FOR ANALYSIS. ZF TECHNICAL STAFF FOUND METAL TO BE FROM LOWER MAST BEARING SPINNING IN BORE. THEY RECOMENED MGB BE SENT IN FOR REPAIR. THEY NOTED THIS IS SOMETHING THEY’VE ONLY SEE 1-2 TIMES IN 20 YEARS.

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