Service difficulty report · Seal · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
July 24, 2001
Submitted
August 14, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
12,938 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Seal
Part number
206040272101
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Driveshaft
Component
Driveshaft · 206040015103
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON LANDING AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND IT WAS DISCOVER THAT THE FORWARD COUPLER OF THE ENGINE -TRANSMISSION X HAD HEATED UP. THE SEAL HAD RUPTURED ALLOWING THE GREASE TO EXIT HEAT UP THE COUPLER AND FURTHER MELT THE SEAL. ALL 4 TEMPLATES ON THE COUPLER HAD TURNED BLACK INDICATING AN OVERTEMP CONDITION. AT THE DAILY INSPECTION/PREFLIGHT THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF GREASE LACKING FROM THE COUPLER AND ALL 4 TEMPLATES WERE NORMAL. THIS VISUAL INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE PILOT 1.6FLT LVS PRIOR TO DISCOVERY OF THE FAULT.

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