What was found
TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLED FOR 4500HR. OVERHAUL ,FOUND BEARING BREAKING DOWN DURING NORMAL INSPECTION PROCEDURE.
- Difficulty date
- July 24, 2003
- Submitted
- July 28, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N168H
- Make and model
- Bell 206B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3453
- Aircraft time
- 12,593 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6320 · Main Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 206040032101
- Part serial
- 90504
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Gearbox
- Component
- Gearbox
- Component part number
- 206040002029
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.