Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 26, 2015
Submitted
June 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53038
Aircraft time
13,247 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
8,398 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
M25010106
Part serial
NWA140620
Condition
Spalled
Location
Engine
Part time
881 hours
Component
Turbine
Component part number
M25010557
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

TURBINE REMOVED FOR CRACKED EXHAUST COLLECTOR. REMOVED NR 5 BEARING DUE TO PROBABLE SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. SCRAP PART & REPLACE WITH NEW. PART WILL BE RETURNED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

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