What was found
ENGINE REMOVED FOR UPGRADE OF THE NR 5 BEARING. THE BEARING EXHIBITED SPALLING OF OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. INSTALLED A NEW BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- March 14, 2017
- Submitted
- March 15, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- HEER617E
PHI Aviation, LLC - Aircraft
- N453P
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53568
- Aircraft time
- 5,826 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 4,230 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010106
- Part serial
- NWA160348
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Turbine
- Part time
- 240 hours
- Component
- Turbine · Allsn
- Component part number
- 23063354
- 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.