Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 15, 2015
Submitted
July 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53150
Aircraft time
11,598 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Bearing
Part number
M25010106
Part serial
NWB131539
Condition
Worn
Location
Engine
Part time
825 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. LANDED ON AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM, EXAMINED CHIP PLUG FOUND METAL PARTICLES. UPON RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT & SUBSEQUENT TEAR DOWN OF ENGINE, THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE NUMBER FIVE BEARING IN THE TURBINE SECTION.

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