N740PH

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (NR 5) · airframe 15,558 hrs

ENGINE REMOVED 8-7-15, DUE TO METAL IN OIL. NR 5 BEARING REMOVED DUE TO PROBABLE SPALLING ON OUTER RACE SPLIT. RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

Part: BEARING — SPALLED (TURBINE) · airframe 14,475 hrs

TURBINE REMOVED 11-7-14 FOR OVERHAUL. REMOVED NR 5 BEARING DUE TO SPALLING ON BALL AND PROBABLE SPALLING ON OUTER RACE AT SPLIT. SCRAPPED PART AND REPLACED WITH NEW. PART WILL BE RETURNED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

Part: SUPPORT — CRACKED · airframe 5,857 hrs

FOUND BOTH LT AND RT SUPPORT CRACKED IN RADIUS AT 7TH SCREW IB ATTACHMENT. BOTH ANGLES CRACKED IN IDENTICAL AREA. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH SUPPORT ANGLES.

Part: BOTTLE — LEAKING (FLOAT) · airframe 1,633 hrs

EMERGENCY FLOAT BOTTLE LEAKED DOWN TO ZERO. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.

Part: FUSIBLE PLUG — LEAKING (RT FLOAT BOTTLE) · airframe 1,591 hrs

RT FLOAT BOTTLE FUSIBLE PLUG LEAKING.

Part: CASE — CORRODED (T/R GEARBOX) · airframe 1,539 hrs

TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX CASE HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN AREAS AROUND CHIP PLUG. TO BE SENT FOR CREDIT.

Part: SIGNAL COND UNIT — MALFUNCTIONED (FUEL QTY SYS) · airframe 1,412 hrs

SIGNAL COND UNIT GIVES NUMEROUS LOW FUEL LIGHTS AND UNMODIFIED CONDITIONER.

Part: SWITCH — MALFUNCTIONED (LOW FUEL) · airframe 1,327 hrs

FUEL LOW LEVEL LIGHT STAYS ON. REPLACED FUEL CELL, FUEL LOW SWITCH.

Part: DISC PACK — CRACKED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,370 hrs

TAIL ROTOR DISC PACK CRACKED.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — MALFUNCTIONED (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 1,353 hrs

TRANSCEIVER HAS A LOUD SQUEAL IN HEADSET. BENCH CHECK GOOD.

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (OIL TEMP/PRESS) · airframe 1,157 hrs

ENGINE OIL TEMP/PRESS INDICATOR TEMP WENT TO ZERO.

Part: TURBINE WHEEL — DAMAGED (ENGINE) · airframe 729 hrs

ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO NR 1 WHEEL DAMAGED. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED SULFIDATION ON NR 1 WHEEL LEADING EDGE BLADES. SCRAPPED PART.

Part: POTENTIOMETER — FAILED (TRANSCEIVER)

SOMETIMES TURNS OFF WHEN VOLUME IS ADJUSTED. FOUND WIGGLING VOLUME POTENTIOMETER CAUSES UNIT TO TURN OFF AND ON. REPLACED POTENTIOMETER S901. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GOOD.

Part: GPS — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 1,077 hrs

WILL NOT HOLD SIGNAL. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND TESTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. TIGHTENED ON/OFF SWITCH. BENCH CHECK GOOD.

Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 977 hrs

MAIN ROTOR UNIVERSAL IS WORN.

Part: GEARBOX — WORN (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 1,003 hrs

TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX HAS WORN SPLINES.

Part: BEARING — WORN (T/R HUB) · airframe 1,000 hrs

OUTPUT SHAFT SPLINES WORN AND CORRODED.

Part: SWASHPLATE — LEAKING (MAIN ROTOR) · airframe 960 hrs

SWASHPLATE GREASE LEAKING FROM UPPER SEAL ON UNIBALL.

Part: BEARING — ROUGH (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 888 hrs

MAIN ROTOR OIL COOLER BLOWER BEARING IS ROUGH.

Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 890 hrs

NO STARTER ROTATION WITH VOLTAGE APPLIED.

Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 916 hrs

MAIN ROTOR DRIVE UNIVERSAL IS WORN.

Part: UNIVERSAL — WORN (M/R DRIVE) · airframe 916 hrs

MAIN ROTOR DRIVE UNIVERSAL WORN.

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (XMSN OIL TEMP) · airframe 779 hrs

NO TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE INDICATION. INDICATOR READ ZERO.

Part: B-NUT — DAMAGED (HYD SYSTEM) · airframe 729 hrs

B NUT THREADS ARE UNDERCUT AND WILL NOT TIGHTEN.

Part: BRUSHES — WORN (STARTER GEN) · airframe 429 hrs

BRUSHES WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPAIRED BY PHI. (BELL WILL BE INVOICED)

Part: NOZZLE — CORRODED (FUEL SYSTEM) · airframe 291 hrs

THREADS RUSTED AND DAMAGED. REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE PART.

Part: BEARING — FAILED (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 451 hrs

NR 1 BEARING FAILED IN FLIGHT.

Part: BEARING — FAILED (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 451 hrs

NR 1 BEARING FAILED IN FLIGHT.

Part: BEARING — FAILED (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 451 hrs

NR 1 BEARING FAILED IN FLIGHT.

Part: BEARING — FAILED (COOLER BLOWER) · airframe 451 hrs

NR 1 BEARING FAILED IN FLIGHT. SERIAL NUMBERS REMOVED ARE M00-0854 AND M00-0882.

Part: GAUGE — CONTAMINATED (MLG) · airframe 353 hrs

WATER IN GAUGE.

Part: BULB — FAILED (TEMP INDICATOR) · airframe 433 hrs

PRESSURE INDICATION READS ZERO.

Part: INDICATOR — FAILED (ENGINE OIL) · airframe 433 hrs

TEMP SIDE QUIT INDICATING.

Part: BEARING — FAILED (BLOWER SHAFT)

AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN FLIGHT. FOUND FWD. BEARING ON BLOWER SHAFT FAILED.

Part: INDICATOR — READS HIGH (COCKPIT) · airframe 276 hrs

READS HIGH 150+ AT TIMES THEN GOES TO 130 WHICH IS STILL 5 TO 10 PSI HIGH PER DIRECT READING GAUGE. SENT TO BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON FOR CREDIT AGAINST REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED. REFERENCE: DMR#715195.

Part: STARTER GEN — FAILED (ENGINE) · airframe 276 hrs

FAILED 300 HOUR INSPECTION.

Part: CONTROL UNIT — DAMAGED (TAIL ROTOR) · airframe 291 hrs

CAUSES PEDAL STOP TO ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL INPUT.

Part: TRANSCEIVER — INOPERATIVE (WX RADAR SYS) · airframe 139 hrs

INOPERATIVE. PERFORMED PRELIMINARY INSPECTION AND TESTED. FOUND NO TRANSMIT. REPLACED ICS U402, U403 AND U404. REPAIRED. ALIGNED TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER. BENCH CHECK GOOD.