Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Bell 407

Difficulty date
March 20, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
1,657 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
407040320101
Condition
Worn
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,761 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DAILY VISUAL INSP OF ACFT, THE NR1 T/R DRIVE BEARING HANGER WAS FOUND TO BE OVERHEATED WITH SIGNS OF BLUE DISCOLORATION. THE ACFT WAS THEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE, ON INSP THE NR1 AND NR2 BEARINGS WERE FOUND TO BE OVERHEATED AND THE ROOT CAUSE WAS FOUND FWD OF THE BEARINGS, WITH THE A/C PULLEY DRIVE RING PN S-3532EC-5 (STC SR00222DE) WHICH HAD WORN NINETY PERCENT OF THE DRIVE RING AND T/R BLOWER SHAFT PN 407-040-320-101 MATING TEETH MATERIAL AWAY, DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE MATERIAL THE INITIAL PROBLEM WAS NOT FOUND BUT INCORRECT BELT TENSION WAS QUESTIONED SINCE ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS TO THE SYS WERE SERVICEABLE.

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