What was found
PILOT REPORTED HIS MGT HAD INCREASED IN FLIGHT. A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE AND A CRACK ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG WAS FOUND ON THE LT FORWARD SIDE OF THE COMPRESSOR SCROLL.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2017
- Submitted
- February 14, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N932SF
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53653
- Aircraft time
- 2,014 hours, 5,982 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C47B
- Engine time
- 9,982 hours, 15,023 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Part number
- 23065593
- Part serial
- CAC44387
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 14,088 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.