Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 22, 2017
Submitted
September 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54117
Aircraft time
9,316 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
12,072 hours
Part
Bearing
Part number
M25010106
Part serial
NWB131552
Condition
Spalled
Location
Turbine
Part time
532 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 BEARING EXHIBITED SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. REPLACED WITH A NEW NR 5 BEARING.

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