Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 23, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
767 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Bearing
Part number
407310101105
Condition
Debonded
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
930 hours
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) WHEN AIRCRAFT CAME IN FOR A 300 HOUR AIRFRAME INSPECTION ONE OF THE SNAGS REPORTED WAS A BLACK STREAK UNDER THE BLUE TRIANGLE BLADE GRIP. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT THE SEEMED TO BE GETTING A MORE OF A LATERAL AND VERTICAL. THIS DEFECT DREW THE MAINTENANCE ATTENTION TO THE DEBONDING OF THE BEARING.

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