What was found
ENGINE REMOVED 11-8-14 DUE TO IMPELLER RETIREMENT. TURBINE NR 5 BEARING REPLACEMENT DUE TO ISSUES WITH CAUSING METAL IN OIL. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
- Difficulty date
- November 13, 2014
- Submitted
- November 14, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N432PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53681
- Aircraft time
- 4,580 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 8,891 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010106
- Part serial
- NWE131476
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Turbine
- Part time
- 606 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.