What was found
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO A TURBINE NR 5 BEARING UPGRADE. THE NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITED SPALLING AT OUTER RACE SPLIT. INSTALLED A NEW NR 5 BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- March 15, 2017
- Submitted
- March 16, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Filed by
- HEER617E
PHI Aviation, LLC - Aircraft
- N490PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53378
- Aircraft time
- 11,614 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 9,593 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010106
- Part serial
- NWE141187
- Condition
- Spalled
- Location
- Turbine
- Part time
- 676 hours
- Component
- Turbine
- Component part number
- M25010557
- 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.