Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 13, 2024
Submitted
April 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N697AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54628
Aircraft time
3,756 hours, 9,690 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
2,244 hours, 7,384 cycles
Part
Transmission
Part number
407040006123
Part serial
A1050
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Main
Part time
4,525 hours, 13,715 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

MAIN TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT DURING CLIMB SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ABORTED FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO THE BASE. MECHANIC PERFORMED UNWANTED PARTICLE INSPECTION AND FOUND ONE SLIVER. NORMAL FINDINGS AFTER MAJOR MAINTENANCE (MAST REPLACEMENT) IAW BH407GX MM DMC-407-A-63-00-00-01A-310A-A TABLE 1. NO ACTION REQUIRED. HOWEVER, MECHANIC PERFORMED DRAIN AND FLUSH, CHANGED TRANSMISSION OIL FILTER. PILOT PERFORMED GROUND RUN AFTERWARDS WITH NO FURTHER CHIP INDICATIONS.

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