What was found
ENGINE REMOVED 9-10-15 DUE TO METAL IN OIL. REASON FOUND TO BE PTO BEARING SPALLING OUTER RACE. INSTALLED NEW PTO BALL BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2015
- Submitted
- September 23, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- HEER617E
PHI Aviation, LLC - Aircraft
- N233PH
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51529
- Aircraft time
- 20,172 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 25,398 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 6889326
- Part serial
- MP06135
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Pto
- Part time
- 4,611 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.