What was found
ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONTINUED TO BASE & LANDED. UPON TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF ENG FOUND MAJOR FAILURE OF NR 5 BEARING, THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE.
- Difficulty date
- July 15, 2015
- Submitted
- July 15, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N796RV
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53037
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010106
- Part serial
- NWK121368
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,549 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.