Service difficulty report · Turbine · Bell 206L

Difficulty date
January 13, 2003
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206L
Aircraft time
13,443 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20R2
Part
Turbine
Part number
23038160
Condition
Seized
Location
Engine
Part time
10,047 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, D, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FIRST START OF THE ENGINE, FOLLOWING A TURBINE CHANGE, MAIN ROTOR BLADES INITIALLY STARTED TURNING BUT THEN STOPPED BEFORE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO IDLE SPEED. THE START WAS ABORTED.AME ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES BACKWARDS BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE PT (N2) TURBINE WAS SEIZED. THE A/C WAS BROUGHT INTO THE HANGAR. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE N2 TURBINE BROKE FREE. THE TURBINE WAS REMOVED AND RETURNED TO STANDARD AERO. ENGINEERING REPORT WAS REQUESTED.

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