Service difficulty report · None · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 13, 2022
Submitted
May 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54536
Aircraft time
2,623 hours, 6,689 cycles
Part
None
Part number
407040006127
Part serial
A1133
Condition
Used
Location
Chip Detector
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. TRANSMISSION CHANGED OUT AT ACFT TT 2605+37 ON DATE 4/21/2022. INSPECTED CHIP DECTETECTORS FOUND SMALL A SLIVER OF METAL ON LWR CHIP DETECTOR. CLEANED ALL CHIP DETECTORS. DRAINED AND RESERVICED TRANSMISSION FUILDS. REMOVED, INSPECTED TRANSMISSION FILTER AND INSTALLED NEW FILTER. SENT SLIVER METAL OUT FOR LAB ANALYSIS.

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