Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 21, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53483
Aircraft time
6,178 hours, 15,870 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C*
Engine time
6,214 hours, 15,551 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
23063392
Part serial
CAE847459
Condition
Making Metal
Part time
6,214 hours, 15,551 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
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 SCHEDULED MAINT EVENT B0711 DISCOVERED METAL ON UPPER AND LOWER CHIP DETECTORS, AND ENG OIL FILTER, SIZE AND QN EXCEED PUBLISHED LIMITS.

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