What was found
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO METAL IN OIL. PTO BALL BEARING EXHIBITED SEVERE SPALLING OF INNER RACE. REPLACED PTO BALL BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2017
- Submitted
- February 2, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N440PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53327
- Aircraft time
- 19,284 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 6,342 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M250101210
- Part serial
- FAG121039
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Pto
- Part time
- 3,878 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.