What was found
ENGINE REMOVED 5-8-15 DUE TO SEAGULL STUCK INSIDE ENGINE INTAKE. THE NR 5 BEARING WAS REMOVED DUE TO PROBABLE SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2015
- Submitted
- May 28, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N441PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54081
- Aircraft time
- 2,942 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 936 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010106
- Part serial
- NWC140045
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 647 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.