What was found
WHILE RETURNING TO AN ONSHORE BASE LOCATION THE CAUTION PANEL INDICATED A MAIN GEARBOX CHIP LIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ONSHORE AT A SUITABLE LOCATION PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE INTENDED BASE.
- Difficulty date
- December 18, 2020
- Submitted
- December 18, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N663RL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53479
- Aircraft time
- 16,779 hours, 18,563 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Gearbox
- Part number
- 407040006107FM1
- Part serial
- A112
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Main
- Part time
- 24,348 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.