Service difficulty report · Transmission · Bell 212

Difficulty date
May 26, 2009
Submitted
May 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511EH
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft serial
31118
Part
Transmission
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, NOTICED A HIGH MAIN TRANSMISSION TEMPERTURE. AT THAT TIME MY PASSANGER IN THE BACK SEAT INFORMED ME THAT HE COULD DETECT A BURNED OIL ODOR. TURNED THE ACFT AROUND AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MX DRAINED A LITTLE MORE THE A QUART FROM THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO OVER SERVICE. TOOK OFF FOR A MX TEST FLIGHT AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED.

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