Service difficulty report · Gear · Bell 407

Difficulty date
March 18, 2002
Submitted
April 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N847AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53150
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Gear
Part number
23071895
Part serial
NN147365
Condition
Galled
Location
Gearbox
Part time
820 hours
Component
Gearbox · Allsn · C47B
Component part number
23063393
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

UPON DISASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF GEARBOX BEARINGS AND GEARS. FOUND ROUGH SURFACE AT GEAR TEETH EDGE NEAR RADIUS OF TM GEAR, CAUSING GALLING ON PINION GEAR AND METAL CONTAMINATION. ASSURE PROPER MACHINE AND MESHING OF GEAR TEETH AT FACTORY.

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