Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
August 28, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
10,111 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Nozzle
Part number
2306045
Condition
Warped
Location
Engine
Part time
409 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

(CAN) THERE WERE INTERMITTENT START DELAYS ON A/C AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING OPAL SORTIES. IT DETERMINED THAT POOR FITTING 1ST STAGE NOZZLE CAUSED START DELAY. TURBINE REPD WITH INST OF NEW 1ST STAGE NOZZLE P/N 23062753 S/N KD258711; NEW NOZZLE SHIELD P/N 23073533&2 NEW POSING PLUGS P/N 23009573. NOZZLE TBO 535.6 HRS, NOZZLE SHIELD TBO U/K 535.6 HRS SINCE INSP. POS PLUG TSN U/K TBO U/K TIME SINCE INSP 535.6 HRS. FINDINGS PRIOR TO THE REPLACED OF AFOREMENTIONED PARTS; 1ST STAGE NOZZLE P/N 23060450, NOZZLE SHIELD P/N 6890040 APPEARED TO BE WARPED WHEN PLACED ON LEVELING PLATE THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO POOR FIT OF BOTH ENGINE COMPONENTS. ONE ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIO N MODS TO LOWER POSING PL

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