Service difficulty report · Mount · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 28, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Mount
Part number
23058145
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Nozzle
Part time
3 hours, 22 cycles
Component
Turbine Assembly · Allsn · 23063354
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

(CAN) ENGINE CAME IN FOR REPAIR FOR SMOKING ON SHUTDOWN. AFTER TESTING THE ENGINE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS OIL PRESENT IN THE NR1 NOZZLE AREA. UPON DISSASSEMBLY, A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE NR1 NOZZLE MOUNT FACE. AFTER CLEANING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CRACK WAS NOW A HOLE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NR8 OIL PRESSURE BORE WAS DRILLED TO .700 AND THE PRINT DIMENSION IS .595 TO .605. THE CUSTOMER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND THE PART WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER.

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