Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 15, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
1,604 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Bearing
Part number
23009670
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Part time
1,445 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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 AND A ENGINE CHIP LIGHT OCCURRED. HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINEER PULLED THE CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND FERROUS METAL. CLEANED PLUGS, DRAINED OIL, CLEANED GEARBOX OIL FILTER, AND REPLACED SCAVANGE OIL FILTER. COMPLETED ANOTHER GROUND RUN AND ANOTHER ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. THE ENGINE IS GETTING REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE ENGINE.

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