What was found
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO IMPELLER RETIREMENT. NR 5 BEARING SPALLING IN OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. REPLACED WITH NEW NR 5 BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2012
- Submitted
- September 17, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N496PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53398
- Aircraft time
- 11,888 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 6,234 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010106
- Part serial
- NWM111123
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Nr 5
- Part time
- 722 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.