Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
January 4, 2002
Submitted
February 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
12,215 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Bearing
Part number
6890493
Condition
Cracked
Location
Gearbox
Component
Gearbox · Allsn · 6894171
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THIS AIRCRAFT RUNNING NORMAL. PILOT ON START HEARD A LOUD SQUEELING NOISE, THEN GOT A CHIP LITE. MAINTENANCE FOUND HUGE AMOUNTS OF METAL ON BOTH PLUGS. PROBLEM FOUND TO BE 2 1/2 BEARING FAILURE. 2 1/2 BEARNING ON SPUR ADAPTER, REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FROM A HIGH N1 GEAR TRAIN VIBRATION. POSSIBLE OUT OF BALANCE COMPRESSOR.

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