Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
January 13, 2012
Submitted
January 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53863
Aircraft time
4,296 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
7,848 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
M25010106
Part serial
NWF109373
Condition
Spalled
Location
Turbine
Part time
334 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.

What was found

ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO DEBRIS FOUND ON SCAVENGE FILTER. SPALLING FOUND ON OUTER RACE OF NR 5 BEARING AT SPLIT. REPLACED NR 5 BEARING WITH NEW.

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