Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Bell 212

Difficulty date
September 6, 2003
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
18,168 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Turbine Wheel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, 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) WHEN THROTTLES WERE ROLLED TO IDLE FOR COOL DOWN A LOW GROWL WAS HEARD AT IDLE. ENGINES WERE SPUN UP TO 100 PERCENT AND GROWL WENT AWAY. BOTH ENGINES WERE BROUGHT BACK TO IDLE AND NOISE WAS HEARD AGAIN. ENGINES WERE SPOOLED UP SEPARATELY AND PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO NR 2 ENGINE. ENGINEER WAS NOTIFIED. DURING BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OF NR 2 ENGINE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT PORTIONS OF 7 BLADES WERE MISSING. POWER SECTION REMOVED DUE TO CT WHEEL DISTRESS.

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