Instructor Pilot,
Is this the same unit and maybe the same IP that crashed an UH-1H during a botched training autorotation, and the same that had a tail boom/main rotor strike? And now a LTE with a hard landing?
Not to be judgemental but I think your organization needs some serious IP remedial training.
I know that the US Army doesn't provide that training anymore but there are several US federal government outfits that still operate the model that might be able to help.
I am not a maintenance expert but to answer your original question and based on your description of the mishap, I think that it warrants a hard landing inspection. In regard to the transmission examination, in my humble opinion if it didn't experience an overtorque or overspeed, I think that it's fine unless something else is found during the hard landing inspection. I did a quick search of the technical manuals (US Army TM 55-1520-210-23 series) and I didn't see anything specific about your problem.
You can PM if you wish.
Last edited by HueyLoach; 20th December 2012 at 17:03.