Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bell 407

Difficulty date
January 31, 2014
Submitted
February 6, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53212
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
7,284 hours, 7,919 cycles
Part
Shaft
Part number
23038136
Part serial
WN51157
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbine Assembly
Part time
1,208 hours, 1,181 cycles
Component
Turbine · Rroyce · M250C47B
Component part number
23063354
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

DUE TO METAL GENERATION AND ABNORMAL SOUND ON SHUTDOWN. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON PT OUTER SHAFT.

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