What was found
ENGINE MAKING METAL, FOUND CAUSE FOR METAL IN OIL TO COME FROM NR 2 BEARING FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2012
- Submitted
- September 21, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N627AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53284
- Aircraft time
- 15,368 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 9,458 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010354
- Part serial
- FAG102288
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Compressor
- Part time
- 1,064 hours
- Component
- Compressor · Allsn
- Component part number
- 23065593
- 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.