What was found
ENGINE REMOVED 9-16-16 DUE TO METAL IN OIL. TORQUE METER ROLLER BEARING EXHIBITS SPALLING OF INNER RACE. REPLACED TORQUE METER ROLLER BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2016
- Submitted
- September 21, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N439PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53999
- Aircraft time
- 9,615 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 229 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7260 · Turbine Engine Accessory Drive
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 6895007
- Part serial
- NWK151304
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Torque Meter
- Part time
- 229 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.