Service difficulty report · Link Assembly · Bell 407

Difficulty date
March 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53003
Part
Link Assembly
Part number
406012129101
Condition
Bearing Failed
Location
Pitch Control
Part time
334 hours
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

RIVETED (NON-ADJUSTABLE) BEARING STIFF AND ROUGH. THIS BEARING ATTACHED TO THE PITCH CHANGE BELLCRANK BELOW THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX- REF. 407 IPC A667-15. THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX BREATHER TUBE VENTING ABOVE THELOCATION OF THIS ROD ASSEMBLY WHEN INSTALLED. THE UNSERVICEABLE BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE COVERED WITH A FILM OF OIL.

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