Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Bearing
Part number
212040365019
Condition
Broken Cage
Location
T/R Quill Assy
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE INVESTIGATING AN OIL LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE TAIL ROTOR DRIVE QUILL AT THE REAR OF THE MAIN GEARBOX, THE AME REMOVED THE SUSPECTED LEAKING SEAL. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INNER CAGE OF THE BEARING HAD BROKEN AND THE BALL BEARINGS WHERE LOOSE IN WHAT REMAINED OF THE BEARING.

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