SDR AC2A072773

Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
January 10, 2001
Submitted
May 7, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N17238
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51492
Aircraft time
8,145 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Nozzle
Part number
6898683
Part serial
38133
Condition
Debonded
Location
4th Stage
Part time
377 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MAIN ROTOR BLADES FAILED TO TURN BY SPECIFIED N1 SPEED UPON STARTING ENGINE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SOMETHING INSIDE OF TURBINE WAS RUBBING DUE TO SOUND COMING FROM TURBINE WHEN ROTOR WAS TURNED BACKWARDS. TURBINE WAS REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE 4TH STAGE NOZZLE #4 BLADE PATH HAD DISBONDED AND WAS RUBBING THE #4 TURBINE WHEEL OUTER DIAMETER KNIFE EDGES CREATING DRAG THAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM WITH MAIN ROTOR NOT TURNING ON START. DISBONDING WAS IN APPROXIMATELY 25 SEPARATE SPOTS SPACED AROUND CIRCUMFRENCE OF BLADE PATH, WITH THE LARGEST SPOT BEING AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH IN DIAMETER, ROUGHLY ROUND IN SHAPE AND RAISED ENOUGH TO CONTACT THE WHEEL OUTER DIAMETER. THIS CONDITION WOULD APPEAR TO B

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