Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 11, 2001
Submitted
June 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407PR
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53232
Part
Shaft
Part number
406040016101
Part serial
AFS1341
Condition
Corroded
Location
T/R Gear Box
Part time
2,500 hours
Component
T/R Gear Box · Bell
Component part number
406040400115
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

DURING THE FIRST 2500 HOUR OVERHAUL, FOUND CORROSION ON INBOARD SPLINES AND PITTING BEYOND LIMITS. PROBABLE CAUSE DUE TO BREAKDOWN GREASE. SUGGEST THAT TAIL ROTOR BUB AND BLADES ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REMOVED PERIODICALLY AND SPLINES INSPECTED AND LUBRICATED WITH PROPER GREASE, THEN REINSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. THE ABOVE PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING THE 2500 HOUR OVERHAUL OF THE TAIL ROTOR GEAR BOX.

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