What was found
ONE OF EIGHT SPRINGS BROKEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO LOWER HOUSING. LOWER HOUSING, SPRINGS 2 EA. AND PLUGS WERE REPLACED. UNKNOWN WHI SPRING BROKE, SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN ON SCHEDULED 300 HOUR INSPECTION. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2008
- Submitted
- July 1, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N701WP
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53542
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 6200 · Main Rotor System
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 407310104103
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Frahm Assy
- Component
- Frahm Assy · Bell
- Component part number
- 407010152109
- 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.