Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 22, 2016
Submitted
November 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53747
Aircraft time
9,931 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
14,741 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
M25010106
Part serial
NWF151760
Condition
Spalled
Location
Turbine
Part time
915 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

NR 5 TURBINE BEARING EXHIBITS SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AND ON SEVEN BALLS. REPLACED THE NR 5 BEARING.

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