What was found
ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAUSED BY PTO AFT BEARING FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 2012
- Submitted
- June 19, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N409AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53494
- Aircraft time
- 12,453 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 7210 · Turbine Engine Reduction Gear
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 6889326AL
- Part serial
- TA290510086
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Gearbox
- Part time
- 2,512 hours
- Component
- Gearbox · 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.