SDR 97ZZZX1938

Service difficulty report · T3 Disk · Bell 206B

Difficulty date: April 16, 1997
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N30VA
Make and model: Bell 206B
Aircraft serial: 3229
Engine: Pwa JT3D3B
System (JASC): 7250 · Turbine Section
Part: T3 Disk
Part number: 657803
Condition: Cracked
Location: Tie Rod Holes
Part time: 12,935 hours
Stage of operation: IN
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

DURING ROUTINE DISASSEMBLY AND ENGINE BUILD-UP, AD 82-14-02 WAS C/W ON T-3 DISK. DURING EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION, FOUND 2 TIE ROD HOLES HAD CRACKS RADIATING FROM HOLES INTO DISK. DISK WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND SCRAPPED. CYCLES, 6,623.

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