Service difficulty report · Mount · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
October 31, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
10,724 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Mount
Part number
206062111101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
11,003 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DURING AN ENGINE COMPRESSOR CHANGE (SCHEDULED), THE 3 ENGINE MOUNTS P/N 206-062-111-101 WERE SENT OUT TO BE STRIPPED, NDT , AND REPAINTED. DURING THE NDT STAGE THERE WERE CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND ON 2 OF THE MOUNTS ALONG THE TREADED PORTION. THE SUBJECT MOUNTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ASSY S. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO NDT THE ENGINE MOUNTS.

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