Service difficulty report · Pinion Gear · Bell 407

Difficulty date
March 24, 2002
Submitted
April 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N537AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53230
Part
Pinion Gear
Part number
6893672
Part serial
NN77787
Condition
Spalled
Location
M/R Gearbox
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 INSPECTION OF PART. SPALLING AND GALLING GEAR TEETH DUE TO ROUGH EDGES ON T/M GEAR TEETH. (PN 6893673 SN NN144757) TT 1878.2.

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