Service difficulty report · Case · Bell 427

Difficulty date
June 10, 2002
Submitted
July 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 427
Engine
Pwc PW207D
Part
Case
Part number
406040406109
Condition
Damaged
Location
T/R Gearbox
Component
Gearbox · Bell · 427042400105
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING AN OVERHAUL ON MODEL 407 GEARBOX ASSEMBLY, WHICH AS THE SAME DETAIL CASE ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER AS THE MODEL 427,IT WAS FOUND THAT AN OIL PASSAGE WAS MISSING IN THE GEARBOX HOUSING BEARING BORE OF THE INPUT SHAFT DUPLEX BEARING. AFTER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A/C S/N 56002, 56015, 56020, 56022 TO 56024, 56026 TO 56028 WERE DELIVERED WITH .

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