What was found
ENGINE REMOVED 6-24-16 DUE TO SMOKE WHEN IDLE IS ROLLED TO IDLE FROM FLY. NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITS SPALLING AT SPLIT. REPLACED BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- July 5, 2016
- Submitted
- July 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N439PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53999
- Aircraft time
- 7,434 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 1,776 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010106
- Part serial
- NWC150551
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Nr 5
- Part time
- 614 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.