What was found
DURING LANDING, ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY A GRINDING NOISE THEN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. NR 8 BEARING FOUND DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2017
- Submitted
- June 8, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N577AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53247
- Aircraft time
- 17,985 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010244
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 8
- Component
- Turbine · Rroyce
- Component part number
- M25010557
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.