What was found
MAIN ROTOR GEARBOX BEARING HAS RADIAL PLAY BEYOND MAX LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 4EA NEW PARTS.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2004
- Submitted
- July 6, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N647AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53357
- Aircraft time
- 4,372 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 406310406101
- Condition
- Out Of Tolerance
- Location
- M/R Gearbox
- Part time
- 383 hours
- 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.