Service difficulty report · Duplex Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 10, 2015
Submitted
June 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Filed by
2A6D933B
Air Methods LLC
Aircraft
N911AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53144
Aircraft time
8,936 hours, 29,822 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Duplex Bearing
Part number
407340032101
Part serial
ZS11728
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mr Transmission
Part time
624 hours
Component
Mr Transmission · Bell
Component part number
407040006115FM
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAIN TRANSMISSION HAD A CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATE. MAIN TRANSMISSION WAS SENT TO THE OVERHAUL SHOP. UPON DISASSEMBLY IT WAS DISCOVERED THE DUPLEX BEARING FOR THE GEAR SHAFT ASSEMBLY WAS STALLING & IS THE SOURCE OF METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. APPROX 1 INCH ON THE OUTER BEARING RACE IS WHERE THE METAL WAS COMING FROM.

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