What was found
METAL IN OIL RESULTING IN CHIP WARNING INDICATIONS. OIL FILTER CONTAINED BARASS AND IRON FINE FLAKES AND SLIVERS. SENT TO FACTORY REPAIR STATION FOR ANALYSIS AND REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2002
- Submitted
- February 21, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N131AE
- Make and model
- Bolkms BO105S
- Aircraft serial
- S787
- Engine
- Allsn 250C20
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Transmission
- Part number
- 4638001010
- Part serial
- 1301
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 5,723 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.