What was found
MAIN ROTOR FEATHERING BEARING ELASTOMER SEPARATION BEYOND LIMITS, FOUND DURING AIRWORTHINESS CHECK. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE AT THIS TIME AWAITING A REPAIR TO THE MRH INSTALLING NEW FEATHERING BEARINGS.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2016
- Submitted
- March 11, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N193AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54004
- Aircraft time
- 2,280 hours, 7,163 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 5,790 hours, 7,401 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 407310102103
- Part serial
- LK8270
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Main Rotor Hub
- Part time
- 1,282 hours
- Component
- Main Rotor Hub · Bell
- Component part number
- 407010100123
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.