Service difficulty report · Combust Chamber · Bell 407

Difficulty date
April 14, 2003
Submitted
April 21, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N52AZ
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53380
Aircraft time
2,248 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Combust Chamber
Part number
23030911
Part serial
41340
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
2,170 hours, 3,371 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

OUTER COMBUSTION CAN CRACKED 180 DEGREES AROUND FUEL NOZZLE WELD. PRIOR TO CRACK THE ENGINE WAS RATED AS A +22 MGT. THE ENGINE WAS -6 MGT WHEN CRACK WAS DISCOVERED. THE CRACK IS NOT VISIBLE TO THE PILOT DURING PREFLIGHT. AN INSPECTION MIRROR IS REQUIRED TO SEE THE CRACK. A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WITH A RESULTING FIRE WOULD HAVE OCCURED IF THE CRACK HAD NOT BEEN DETECTED.

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