What was found
PILOT FOUND UPPER END OF BEARING ASSEMBLY LOOSE ON PRE-FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION BY MECHANIC FOUND THE RUBBER AROUND UPPER BEARING CRACKED AND BEARING CRACKED AND BEARING HOUSING HAD AXIAL PLAY.
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2003
- Submitted
- May 28, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N57HK
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53404
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 406310405101
- Part serial
- RXFS4747
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- M/R Pitch Link
- Part time
- 836 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.