Service difficulty report · Combustion Liner · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
November 21, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
17,902 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Combustion Liner
Part number
6870992C
Part serial
252
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOTS WERE DOING TRAINING, THEY NOTICED AN INCREASE IN TOT. DID A POWER CHECK AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS BELOW SPEC. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE THERE WAS A 1 INCH CRACK THAT FOLLOWED A WELD IN THE E ARM PIT AREA. NOTE: IN THIS REGION THERE IS A MESHED DOUBLER.

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