Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 1, 2012
Submitted
May 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53999
Aircraft time
1,904 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
1,992 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
M25010106
Part serial
NWF109359
Condition
Spalled
Location
Nr 5
Part time
915 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

NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITS SPALLING ON OUTER RACE IN TURBINE. INSTALLED NEW NR 5 BEARING.

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