Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 11, 2017
Submitted
July 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54117
Aircraft time
1,146 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
6,007 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
M25010106
Part serial
NWL140627
Condition
Spalled
Location
Turbine
Part time
476 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.

What was found

ENGINE REMOVED FOR NR 5 BEARING UPGRADE. THE NR 5 BEARING EXHIBITED SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. SCRAPPED THE PART AND REPLACED WITH NEW NR 5 BEARING.

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