What was found
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL IN OIL. NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITS SPALLED BALLS. REPLACED NR 5 BEARING WITH NEW. BEARING WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2015
- Submitted
- January 16, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- HEER617E
PHI Aviation, LLC - Aircraft
- N408PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53228
- Aircraft time
- 14,184 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 5,502 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010106
- Part serial
- NWE131498
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Nr 5
- Part time
- 1,251 hours
- 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.