What was found
TRANSMISSION HAS METAL IN OIL. BEARING RACE FAILURE
- Difficulty date
- December 10, 2002
- Submitted
- December 16, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N5NBEP
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53107
- Aircraft time
- 7,028 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing Race
- Part number
- 204040132001
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Transmission
- Component
- Transmission
- Component part number
- 407040006107
- 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.