Service difficulty report · Gearbox · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
October 14, 2023
Submitted
October 27, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222SH
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
7943
Aircraft time
7,860 hours, 15,910 cycles
Part
Gearbox
Part number
350A33050200
Part serial
M1602
Condition
Unknown
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
8,022 hours, 15,993 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT CAME ON AT TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND INSPECTED TAIL ROTOR CHIP DETECTOR. ONE PIECE OF FUSS WAS NOTED. BUT WAS UNABLE TO COLLECT. DRAINED AND FLUSHED TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX. PERFORMED 30 MINUTE GROUND RUN. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 5-50-00, 6-1 F2 AND AMM 12-10-00, 3-1. THIS WAS SUBMITTED LATE FROM THE FIELD.

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