SDR 97ZZZX946

Service difficulty report · Valve · Bell 206L

Difficulty date
February 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122NH
Make and model
Bell 206L
Aircraft serial
45101
Part
Valve
Part number
15429
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
19,743 hours
Component
6887190
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A YAW LEFT AND ENGINE RELIGHT. DEFECTIVE WATER ALCOHOL SYSTEM SOLENOID VALVE, P/N 15429. PERFORMED ENGINE COMPRESSOR INSPECTION. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL, GOVERNOR, BLEED VALVE, FUEL NOZZLE, THEN REPLACED SOLENOID VALVE. THE DEFECTIVE WATER ALCOHOL VALVE CAUSED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER ALCOHOL FLUID TO ENTER THE COMPRESSOR INLET. NYH BELIEVES THAT THE WATER FROZE AND WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE.

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