Service difficulty report · Transmission · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
January 1, 2022
Submitted
January 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14538
Aircraft time
7,034 hours, 17,826 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
5,136 hours, 10,808 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
109040005103
Part serial
K5
Condition
None
Location
Metal Contaminat
Part time
3,715 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

UPON START UP PILOT GOT MASTER WARNIG CAUTION "TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT" AND SHUT DOWN AC. I CAME TO BASE AND INSPECTED BOTH TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND MULTIPLE CHIPS ON BOTH. AFTYER DRAINING SYSTEM AND ISPECTING FLUID FROM FILTER HOUSING, GEARBOX AND FILTER ELEMENT THE AMOUNT AND SIZE IF CHIPS FAR EXCEEDED THE LIMITS SPECIFIED IN LEONARDO HELICOPTERS INSPECTION CRITERIA CHAPTER 64-00-11. AC WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND AWAITING DISPOSITION FROM MANAGEMENT.

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