Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Bell 212

Difficulty date
March 11, 2002
Submitted
April 8, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
15,175 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Turbine Wheel
Part number
3022312
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING HELI-SKI OPRATIONS UNUSUAL, INTERMITTENT VIBRATION FELT BY PILOT & NOTICED TO BE INCREASING WITH TIME. ON-SITE ENGINEER BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS BY REMOVING & INSPECTING ENGINE OIL COOLER BLOWER FANS. ON INSTATI ON NR 2 POWER SECTION COULD NOT BE ROTATED BY HAND TO ALIGN BLOWER. AS IS NOT NORMAL FOR PT6 TWIN PAC A/C GROUNDED & POWER SECTION REPL COMPLETE WITH AFCU, MFCU, FUEL PUMP&BLEED VALVE. GROUND RUN AND TEST FLT INDICATED NORMAL VIBRATION LEVEL&A/C FLOWN TO HOME BASE IN KELOWNA. SHORTLY BEFORE LDG WITH INCREASED POWER SETTINGS VIBRATION RETURNED TO IT'S PREVIOUS LEVEL.

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