SDR 98ZZZX4065

Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 212

Difficulty date
July 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N911VR
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft serial
30998
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Blade
Part number
3027102
Condition
Broken
Location
Turbine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 11,500 FEET, ALL NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FOLLOWED BY A SPLIT IN TORQUE. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND NR 2 CHIP LIGHT. PILOT SHUT NR 1 ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT (5 MINUTES). UPON REMOVAL OF NR 1 POWER SECTION, FOUND POWER TURBINE FAILURE. P.T. BLADE SEPARATION. P.T. FAILURE WAS CONTAINED AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. SUBMITTER STATED SULPHIDATION IS SUSPECT IN THE FAILURE OF THE TURBINE BLADE. ENGINE TSO: 3,335.4 HOURS. TT ON TURBINE BLADES UNKNOWN. (NO TIME LIMITS AT P.T. TURBINE BLADES).

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