SDR GJQA061540

Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell UH1H

Difficulty date
April 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N98W
Make and model
Bell UH1H
Aircraft serial
6413822
Part
Bearing
Part number
204040424001
Condition
Galled
Location
M/R Gearbox
Part time
1,212 hours
Component
212540002109
Stage of operation
IN
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

PILOT REPORTED MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT. CLEANED AND INSPECTED. TRANSMISSION OIL MONITOR PLUG. FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF MAGNETIC CHIPS. RE-INSTALLED CHIP DETECTOR AND WILL MONITOR. AT 100 HOUR INSPECTION, AT AIRFRAME HOURS 1,058.3, EVIDENCE OF MINOR AMOUNT OF METAL GENERATION REVEALED. REMOVED OIL PUMP FOR VISUAL INSPECTION AND NO EVIDENCE OF METAL GENERATION DISCOVERED. AT 1,214.1 HOURS, FOUND BAD BEARING INNER RACE IN NR 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP QUILL DRIVE. REPLACED BEARING AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

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