Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
July 10, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
11,773 hours
Engine
Lyc T5317BLYC
Part
Bearing
Part number
212040136001
Condition
Spalled
Location
Mast
Component
Mast · Bell
Component part number
204040366021
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS PN BEARING IS A (ON CONDITION) PART. THE MAST WAS LAST OVERHAULED 2210.4 HOURS AGO. THE ENGINEER FOUND FERROUS METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FILTERS. A POWDER OR PASTE WAS FOUND ON THE TRANSMISSION CHIP DETECTOR, NOT ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE A CHIP LIGHT. (TC NR 20070720007)

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