What was found
THE FACE OF THE GEAR TOOTH IS WORN BEYOND LIMITS DUE TO SPALLING. NOTE: MFG DOES NOT COUNT CYCLES BUT PUT 1 IN THE TOTAL CYCLES SO THE SDR SYS WOULD TAKE IT.
- Difficulty date
- February 8, 2012
- Submitted
- February 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N556UH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49117
- Aircraft time
- 4,853 hours, 1 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gear
- Part number
- 430040113103
- Part serial
- A1364
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- M/R Transmission
- Part time
- 4,853 hours, 1 cycles
- Component
- Transmission · Bell
- Component part number
- 430040003113
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.