What was found
ON DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE, METAL WAS FOUND IN THE GEARBOX. NR 3 ROLLER BEARING EXHIBITED METAL PICKOUT IN SEPERATOR POCKETS. INSTALLED A NEW BEARING.
- Difficulty date
- June 18, 2018
- Submitted
- June 18, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N427P
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53278
- Aircraft time
- 9,721 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 12,801 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7260 · Turbine Engine Accessory Drive
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- M25010399
- Part serial
- FAG144634
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Gearbox
- Part time
- 524 hours
- Component
- Gearbox
- Component part number
- 23063393
- 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.