Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bell 430

Difficulty date
March 6, 2011
Submitted
May 16, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N430CT
Make and model
Bell 430
Aircraft serial
49089
Aircraft time
8,831 hours, 6,446 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C40B
Engine time
7,053 hours, 6,446 cycles
Part
Shaft
Part number
23038136
Part serial
UW15996
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbine
Part time
259 hours, 343 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

OUTER SHAFT FOUND CRACKED AT TT 259.0 AT DISASSEMBLY. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR SMOKING ON SHUTDOWN AND VXP INDICATED VIBRATIONS TRENDING UP. RAN ON TEST CELL AND ABORTED RUN DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS NOTED IN ENGINE'S COMPRESSOR AND DID FIND SMOKING ON SHUTDOWN. HEAVY REPAIR OF TURBINE IN PROGRESS.

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