SDR 98ZZZX819

Service difficulty report · Scroll · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
January 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N404W
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52055
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Part
Scroll
Part number
6896888
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Comp
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 SCHEDULED 100-HOUR INSPECTION, DISCOVERED COMPRESSOR SCROLL CRACKED IN ABOUT 2 O'CLOCK AREA OF RIGHT SHOULDER IN THE CURVATURE NEAR THE MATING SURFACE TO THE COMPRESSOR. THIS WAS A REPAIRED SCROLL THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED DUE TO A PREVIOUSLY CRACKED SCROLL WHEN THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 712.3 HOURS TIME SINCE NEW. THE REPAIRED SCROLL ACCRUED 1,359.6 HOURS TIME SINCE REPAIR BEFORE IT FAILED IN THE SAME AREA AS THE PREVIOUS SCROLL THAT CRACKED.

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