Service difficulty report · Drive Ring · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 26, 2013
Submitted
December 30, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N407DG
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53697
Aircraft time
2,776 hours
Part
Drive Ring
Part number
S3532EC5
Part serial
NA
Condition
Worn
Location
T/R Drive Shaft
Part time
2,776 hours
Component
Fan Shaft Assem · Bell · 407
Component part number
407040001119
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIR CONDITIONING DRIVE PULLEY, PN S-3532EC-4 WORKED LOOSE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE AIR COMM DRIVE RING. THE AIR COMM DRIVE RING, PN 3235EC-5 SPLINES ARE ABOUT 85 PERCENT WORN AND THE T/R DRIVE SHAFT, BLOWER, SPLINES ABOUT 30 PERCENT WORN. THIS PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING A T/R DRIVE SHAFT REBALANCE. AFTER FIRST RUN SHUTDOWN CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE DRIVE PULLEY. AIR COMM DOES NOT REQUIRE A RE- TORQUE OF THE DRIVE PULLEY BUT A RE-TORQUE EVERY 300HRS WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD WAY TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING.

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