Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
June 15, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
10,474 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Turbine Wheel
Condition
Burned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) MAIN ROTOR WAS HARD TO TURN BACKWARDS INDICATING CARBON PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AS PER MANUFACTURES RECOMENDATIONS AND RELEASED FOR SERVICE AS TURBINE HAD FREED UP. COMPANY HAD REMOVED AIRCRAFT FROM SERVICE AND RETURNED IT TO BASE. ON REMOVAL OF TURBINE (TO SEND IT IN FOR CLEANING). IT APPEARED TO HAVE PARTS OF TURBINE BLADES IN BURNER CAN SECTION.

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