What was found
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL IN OIL. 5 BEARING EXHIBITS SPALLING OUTER RACE AND BALLS. RETURNED TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION ON AFA714586.
- Difficulty date
- June 6, 2010
- Submitted
- June 17, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N420PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53747
- Aircraft time
- 3,177 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 9,487 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing Race
- Part number
- 6871505
- Part serial
- MP088017
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Nr 5
- Part time
- 1,384 hours
- Component
- Turbine
- Component part number
- 23063354
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.