Cessna 407

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SDR CA141212010Transmission · warning light(CAN) MAIN TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 0 TSO TRANSMISSION. AFTER INSTALLATION, THE LOW ROTOR HORN AND LIGHT WAS COMING BACK ON DURING THROTTLE INCREASE PAST 85 PERCENT, BOTH HORN AND LIGHT GOING OFF AT AROUND 87 PERCENT, BOTH COMING BACK ON AT 90 PERCENT TNov 25, 2014 · Bell 407 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR M3XA2014112409Engine · making metalMADE A PL FOR AN ENG CHIP LIGHT. NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED. MX FOUND A SMALL SLIVER. COMPLETED ENG OIL DRAIN, REPLACED CEFA FILTER, CLEANED ENG OIL FILTER, INSPECTED RESTRICTOR. DURING PENALTY GND RUN CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ORDERING REPLACEMENT ENG.Nov 23, 2014 · N512MT · Bell 407 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR HEER20141121526Bearing · spalledENGINE REMOVED 11-16-14 FOR TURBINE OVERHAUL. NR 5 BEARING REMOVED FOR PROBABLE SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT. REPLACED BEARING. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Nov 21, 2014 · N442PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR CA141201005Ecu · malfunctioned(CAN) CRUISE FLIGHT AT 0200 HOURS LOCAL, ECU WENT INTO REVERSIONARY MODE. PILOT INTERPRETED CAS MESSAGE "ALT DATA FAIL" WITH WF "D OUT" AS AN ADDITIONAL ANOMALY AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A SCHOOL YARD. REPLACEMENT ECU, FROM 54357, WAS INSTALLED ANov 20, 2014 · Bell 407 · Fuel Controlling SystemSDR CA141201003Transmission · damaged(CAN) RECENTLY REPORTED 3, NOTE 1, MAIN TRANSMISSION UPPER CASES DAMAGED DUE TO INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE PYLON DOWN STOP, PN: 407-010-208-105. THE MM FIG 63-26, SHEET 1 AND THE IPB FIG 63-13 ARE SHOWING THE BONDING STRAP BRACKET INSTALLED IN THE OPPOSITENov 17, 2014 · Bell 407 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR QMLA2014111414132Chip Detector · contaminatedUPON DEPARTING, THE TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT LANDED & CALLED MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN. A VERY SMALL SLIVER WAS FOUND ON THE TRANSMISSION TOP PLUG. THE LOWER PLUG WAS CLEAN & THE FREEWHEELING UNIT PLUG WAS CLEAN. CLEANED THE TOP CHIP PLUG & Nov 14, 2014 · N223AM · Bell 407 · Rotor Drive Indicating SystemSDR HEER20141114433Bearing · spalledTURBINE REMOVED 11-7-14 FOR OVERHAUL. REMOVED NR 5 BEARING DUE TO SPALLING ON BALL AND PROBABLE SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. SCRAPPED PART AND REPLACED WITH NEW. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Nov 14, 2014 · N740PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR HEER20141113432Bearing · making metalENGINE REMOVED 11-8-14 DUE TO IMPELLER RETIREMENT. TURBINE NR 5 BEARING REPLACEMENT DUE TO ISSUES WITH CAUSING METAL IN OIL. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Nov 13, 2014 · N432PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR HEER20141112417Bearing · spalledENGINE REMOVED 11-8-14 DUE TO METAL IN OIL. TURBINE NR 5 BEARING BALLS AND SEPERATOR SPALLING. INSTALLED NEW NR 5 BEARING. PART WILL BE SUBMITTED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Nov 12, 2014 · N447PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR YTRA2014111832201Compressor · stalledON DEPARTURE THE ENG EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL WITH SIGNIFICANT YAW.Nov 11, 2014 · N373RL · Bell 407 · Turbine Engine Compressor SectionSDR HEER20141111429Bearing · spalledNR 5 BEARING SPALLED AT OUTER RACE SPLIT LINE. INSTALLED NEW NR 5 BEARING.Nov 11, 2014 · N411PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR HEER20141111416Bearing · spalledENGINE REMOVED 11-6-14 DUE TO METAL IN OIL. SPALLED OUTER RACE, SEVERAL BALLS AND WORN SEPERATOR POCKET.Nov 11, 2014 · N440PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR QMLA2014110814131Chip Detector · contaminatedXMSN CHIP ILLUMINATED, FOUND SLUDGE ON LOWER XMSN CHIP DETECTOR.Nov 8, 2014 · N610PA · Bell 407 · Rotor Drive Indicating SystemSDR HEER20141105347Bearing · spalledENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL IN OIL. REMOVED TURBINE NR 5 BEARING DUE TO SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT AND BEARING BALLS, CAUSE OF METAL IN OIL. REPLACED NR 5 BEARING WITH NEW BEARING. WILL RETURN PART TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Nov 5, 2014 · N417PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR YTRA2014110430801Throttle Cable · brokenTHROTTLE CABLE WAS BROKEN INTERNALLY.Nov 4, 2014 · N594RL · Bell 407 · Power LeverSDR HEER20141029325Bearing · spalledENGINE WAS REMOVED 10-24-14 DUE TO METAL IN OIL. NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITED HEAVY SPALLING ON BALLS. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Oct 29, 2014 · N404PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR HEER20141029324Bearing · unknownTURBINE REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL 10-16-14. REMOVED NR 5 BEARING DUE TO PROBABLE SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Oct 29, 2014 · N430PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR K2D2014F00000Channel · crackedDURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MX, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE AFT UPPER LT CHANNEL PN 206-031-314-145. THE CRACK IS LOCATED WHERE THE CHANNEL & THE AFT UPPER LT LONGERON ARE RIVETED TOGETHER. THE CRACK SPANS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE CHANNEL. PROBABLE CAUSE Oct 26, 2014 · N407WH · Bell 407 · Fuselage Miscellaneous StructureSDR K2DA407WH01Channel · crackedDURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE AFT UPPER LT CHANNEL. THE CRACK IS LOCATED WHERE THE CHANNEL AND THE AFT UPPER LT LONGERON ARE RIVETED TOGETHER. THE CRACK SPANS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE CHANNEL.Oct 25, 2014 · N407W · Bell 407 · Fuselage Miscellaneous StructureSDR HEER20141020174Bearing · spalledENGINE REMOVED 10-14-14 DUE TO METAL IN OIL. NR 5 BEARING REMOVED DUE TO POSSIBLE SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT. REPLACED WITH NEW PART AND RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Oct 20, 2014 · N501PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR HEER20141020173Bearing · spalledENGINE REMOVED ON 10-13-14 FOR TURBINE OVERHAUL. NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITS A SPALLING BALL. REPLACED BEARING. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR EVALUATION.Oct 20, 2014 · N491PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR HEER20141020172Bearing · spalledENGINE REMOVED ON 10-9-14 DUE TO METAL IN OIL. NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITS HEAVY SPALLING ON NR 5 BEARING BALLS. PART RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.Oct 20, 2014 · N496PH · Bell 407 · Turbine SectionSDR M3XA2014102007Transmission · contaminatedAIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A PATIENT TRANSFER WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SAFELY. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED & EN ROUTE WITH SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT. MECHANIC FOUND MINOR MICROSCOPIC PARTOct 17, 2014 · N505MT · Bell 407 · Main Rotor GearboxSDR YTRA2014101689141Crosstube · mismanufacturedAFT CROSS TUBE SADDLES INCORRECTLY LOCATED ON CROSS TUBE.Oct 16, 2014 · N595RL · Bell 407 · Main Landing GearSDR CA141024024Warning Light · illuminated(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT THEN LANDED THE ACFT. PILOT REMOVED ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS AND CALLED MAINTENANCE PROVIDER.Oct 13, 2014 · Bell 407 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR YTRA2014101628914Crosstube · mismanufacturedAFT CROSS TUBE SADDLES INCORRECTLY LOCATED ON CROSS TUBE.Oct 13, 2014 · N595RL · Bell 407 · Main Landing GearSDR ALGA201410138459Bearing · deterioratedENGINE CHIP LIGHT. UPON TEARDOWN OF ENG IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NR 5 BEARING WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL.Oct 10, 2014 · N404AL · Bell 407 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR ALGA201410098303Bearing · damagedENGINE CHIP LIGHT. UPON TEARDOWN NR 5 BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED.Oct 9, 2014 · N409AL · Bell 407 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR ALGA201410098452Bearing · spalledENGINE CHIP LIGHT. UPON TEARDOWN FOUND NR 5 BEARING TO HAVE HEAVY SPALLING ON BALLS.Oct 6, 2014 · N447AL · Bell 407 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR ALGA100820148431Spring · brokenBROKEN SPRING & INTERNAL DAMAGE.Oct 6, 2014 · N408AL · Bell 407 · Main Rotor SystemSDR M3XA2014100506Chip Detector · contaminatedPILOT & MEDICAL CREW WAS TRANSPORTING A PATIENT WHEN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT HAD ENCOUNTERED A TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT INDICATION. PILOT IMMEDIATELY PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING SAFELY. PATIENT WAS TRANSPORTED BY GND. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED &Oct 5, 2014 · N514MT · Bell 407 · Rotor Drive Indicating SystemSDR CA141024026Engine · making metal(CAN) PILOT NOTICED ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND AND SHUTDOWN THE ACFT. ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS INSPECTED AND FOUND METAL CHIPS AND FLAKES ON BOTH UPPER AND LOWER CHIP DETECTORS. ALSO, NOTED THAT THE CEFA OIL FILTER INOct 3, 2014 · Bell 407 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)SDR CA141007008Blade · damaged(CAN) OPERATOR REPORTED DAMAGE NEAR BLADE TIEDOWN AT BLADE TIP. BLADE SUBSEQUENTLY SENT IN AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED VOIDS JUST AFT OF ABRASION STRIP ON UPPER SKIN.Oct 3, 2014 · Bell 407 · Main Rotor BladesSDR CA141007003Fuel Control · malfunctioned(CAN) ACFT CURRENTLY LOCATED ON OFFSHORE PLATFORM WITH A RESTART FAULT AND DEGRADE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FAULTS ON THE G1000 WERE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MGT DEGRADE.Oct 3, 2014 · Bell 407 · Fuel Control/Turbine EnginesSDR CA140930008Skid · broken(CAN) SKID ASSEMBLY, STINGER, NOTED AS LOOSE ON ACFT DAILY INSPECTION. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND IT BROKEN AT SINGLE ATTACHMENT POINT. EVIDENCE OF FRETTING AND CORROSION. THIS IS THE 2ND RECENT FAILURE OF THIS PART ON THIS ACFT TYPE. RESTRICTED TO THIS MFG Sep 29, 2014 · Bell 407 · Rotorcraft Tail BoomSDR CA141006015Drain · leaking(CAN) FIRST CHECK FLIGHT AFTER REASSEMBLY, WITH THE FUEL TANK FULL, A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOTED IN CABIN DURING FLIGHT, FUEL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM DRAIN HOLE UNDER TANKS, ON ACFT BELLY.Sep 28, 2014 · Bell 407 · Fuel StorageSDR QMLA2014092814118Power Supply · shortedLAUNCHING ON A SCENE FLIGHT, ON STARTUP THE LANDING LIGHT CB POPPED & WAS RESET ONCE. THE STARTUP WAS COMPLETED. AFTER TAKEOFF THE NURSE SMELLED A BURNT WIRE SMELL & THEN THE REST OF THE CREW CONFIRMED THE SMELL. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO BASE APPROSep 28, 2014 · N408LN · Bell 407 · Passenger Compartment LightingSDR QMLA2014092714115Chip Detector · contaminatedEN ROUTE TO A PR EVENT, TAIL ROTOR CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATE CAUSING AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. REMOVED & EXAMINED THE MAGNETIC CHIP PLUG & FOUND A SMALL HAIR LIKE METAL SLIVER. THIS PARTICLE WAS REMOVED, CHIP DETECTOR CLEANED & THE PLUG REINSTALLED. GND RAN ACFT Sep 27, 2014 · N193AM · Bell 407 · Tail Rotor Drive Indicating SystemSDR CA140925002Bolt · cracked(CAN) WHEN INSTALLING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, FOUND VISUAL INDICATION OF A CRACKED MAIN ROTOR BLADE BOLT. COMPLETED A LIQUID PENETRATE INSPECTION ON ALL 8 BOLTS AND FOUND 2 BOLTS SUSPECTED OF BEING CRACKED. BOLTS WERE SENT TO FOR MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION,Sep 22, 2014 · Bell 407 · Main Rotor HeadSDR QMLA2014092214113Fuel Filter · leakingPREFLIGHT AIRWORTHINESS CHECKS REVEALED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER BYPASS BUTTON, RED BUTTON USED TO CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON CAUTION PANEL, LOCATED ON TOP OF FILTER ASSEMBLY.Sep 22, 2014 · N224AM · Bell 407 · Aircraft Fuel Filter/StrainerSDR CA140916002Gearbox · making metal(CAN) ENGINE MAKING METAL WHILE AIRCRAFT RUNNING ON GROUND. METAL FOUND ON BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER MAGNETIC CHIP PLUG LOCATED ON ENGINE GEARBOX.Sep 15, 2014 · Bell 407 · Accessory GearboxesSDR QMLA2014091114111Blade · crackedPAINT FOUND CRACKED BY MECHANIC WHILE PERFORMING A PREFLIGHT AIRWORTHINESS CHECK OF THE TAIL ROTOR BLADE PN 406-016-100-119, SN BH93897. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY REMOVING PAINT, IT WAS NOTED THAT CRACKS WERE EMANATING FROM THE BLADE & BLOCK BETWEEN THE TSep 11, 2014 · N905HA · Bell 407 · Tail Rotor BladesSDR ALGA2014090833483Skin · corrodedDURING 50HR PMI OIL COOER DECK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED, SKIN HAD INTERGRANULAR CORROSION BEYOND REPAIR & REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.Sep 8, 2014 · N404AL · Bell 407 · Fuselage Main, Plate/SkinSDR CA141031002Warning Light · illuminated(CAN) ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. OIL CHANGED, CLEANED DETECTORS, CHANGED OIL FILTER, NOTHING FOUND IN FILTER, AFTER GROUND RUN 30 MIN DETECTORS CHECKED AND FOUND CLEAN. AFTER 1 HR OF FLIGHT THE CHIP DETECTOR SIGNALED CHIPS AGAIN. ENGINE BEISep 1, 2014 · Bell 407 · Engine Indicating SystemSDR CA141031001Warning Light · illuminated(CAN) CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND BOTH CHIP DETECTORS HAD MORE THAN PERMISSIBLE AMOUNT AND DIMENSIONS OF CHIPS. ENGINE SENT, INFORMATION RECEIVED SAYS TORQUEMETER BEARING FAILURE.Aug 25, 2014 · Bell 407 · Engine BMEP/Torque IndicatingSDR EVCA2014082500068Blower · inoperativeAFT AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER INOPERATIVE.Aug 24, 2014 · N496AE · Bell 407 · Cabin Cooling SystemSDR QMLA2014082314102Ecu · faultedON APPROACH, ACFT EXPERIENCED FADEC DEGRADE & FAULT INDICATIONS. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. DOWNLOAD OF ECU REVEALED SEVERAL CODES COVERING VARIOUS SYS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OSCILLATOR IN THE ECU HAD FAILED & A REPLACEMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED. THIS ACFT REMAIAug 23, 2014 · N459AM · Bell 407 · Fuel Controlling SystemSDR QMLA2014073114096Gearbox · making metalDURING MAINTENANCE FLIGHT HAD T/R CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATE CAUSING A UNSCHEDULED LANDING. REMOVED & EXAMINED MAGNETIC CHIP PLUG. SMALL HAIR LIKE METAL SLIVER FOUND. CLEANED & RE-INSTALLED PLUG & STILL HAD CAUTION LIGHT. CHECKED WIRING & FOUND TO BE SERVICEABLJul 31, 2014 · N193AM · Bell 407 · Tail Rotor GearboxSDR QMLA2014073014095Warning System · false activationDURING FLIGHT TORQUE MISCOMP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, REDUCED POWER & LIGHT WENT OUT. ACFT RETURN TO BASE & LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN DURING HOVER FOR LANDING. ACFT LANDED & LIGHT REMAINED ON ALONG WITH AN ALTN DATA FAIL LIGHT. TECH REP RECOMMENDED CHECKING THE PLUGS AJul 30, 2014 · N434AM · Bell 407 · Central WarningSDR QMLA2014072814094Engine · making metalAFTER LANDING & HOT OFF LOAD PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING ACFT ON HELIPAD. DURING HOVER ENG CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON CALL MECHANIC RESPONDED & FOUND METAL DEBRIS & SHAVINGS OUT OF LIMITS IAW 250-C47B MM.Jul 28, 2014 · N152AM · Bell 407 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
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