Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 9, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 407
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Bearing
Part number
23009670
Part serial
MP001489
Condition
Failed
Location
Compressor
Part time
153 hours
Component
Compressor · Rroyce
Component part number
23065593
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) CUSTOMER REMOVED THE ENGINE FOR METAL IN OIL. UPON INSPECTION THE NR 2 BEARING SEPARATOR WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE BALLS OF THE BEARING ARE SPALLED. ENGINE OVERHAUL AT 1999.6 HRS. REPAIR FOR METAL IN OIL AT 2166.4 HOURS TSN, AT THIS REPAIR IT WAS NOTICED THE COMPRESSOR REAR SUPPORT HAD METAL LIBERATED FROM IT AT THE RETAINING RING GROOVE, CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. NEW BEARING, NEW KEY, NEW RETAINING RING, "OH" REAR SUPPORT INSTALLED. NEW NR 2 BEARING INSTALLED - P/N 23009670 S/N MP001489. REMOVED FOR METAL IN OIL AT 2319.7 HRS TSN - NR 2 BEARING SEPARATOR CRACKED.

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