Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 28, 2002
Submitted
September 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
18,211 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Bearing
Part number
3032641
Condition
Spalled
Location
Comb Gearbox
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT WAS FLYING WHEN THE MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ACTIVED. THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ON THE NR 1 SIDE ALSO ACTIVED. THE PILOT LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. THE REDUCTION GEARBOX AND BOTH POWER SECTIONS WERE REMOVED. THE SOURCE OF METAL WAS LOCATED. IT WAS THE NR 5 BEARING, SPALLING ON THE NR 1 ENGINE SIDE OF THE REDUCTION GEARBOX. THE TSO AND TSN FROM BOXES (F) AND (G) ARE THE REDUCTION GEARBOX HOURS. THE BEARING TSN UNKNOWN. THE BEARING INSTALLATION WAS POST MOD. SB 5035.

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