Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 19, 2016
Submitted
August 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452P
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53568
Aircraft time
5,586 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
5,393 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
M25010106
Part serial
NWK121381
Condition
Spalled
Location
Nr 5
Part time
1,043 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.

What was found

ENGINE HAD SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AND BALLS OF NR 5 BEARING. REPLACED THE NR 5 BEARING.

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