Service difficulty report · Grease Fitting · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 13, 2025
Submitted
February 13, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7160V
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53013
Aircraft time
10,423 hours, 5,316 cycles
Part
Grease Fitting
Part number
NAS516
Condition
Defective
Location
Flight Controls
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

GREASE FITTING ON MAIN ROTOR PITCH LINK UNIVERSAL BEARING WOULD NOT ACCEPT GREASE BUT WOULD PURGE GREASE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE FITTING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED INCORRECTLY WITH THE STOPPER BALL ON THE INSIDE OF FITTING WITH THE SPRING PRESSING THE BALL TOWARDS BEARING, PREVENTING GREASE FROM FLOWING INTO BEARING, BUT ALLOWING GREASE TO FLOW OUT OF BEARING.

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