Service difficulty report · Combustion Case · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
October 23, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
17,345 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Combustion Case
Part number
6870992J
Part serial
20498
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
18,096 hours, 21,672 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT TOT WAS RUNNING HIGH, N1 WAS ABOUT 91 PERCENT. BARFIELDED GAUGE, FOUND TO BE CORRECT. CHECKED THERMOCOUPLE RESISTANCE, ALSO FOUND TO BE WITH IN LIMITS. CHECKED ARM PIT'S WITH FINGER, FELT OKAY. CHECKED WITH MIRROR, FOUND CRACK THROUGH MESH ON LT SIDE ARM PIT. COMBUSTION LINER WAS FOUND CRACKED WITHIN LIMITS, BUT WAS CHANGED DUE TO BEING VERY TIGHT ONTO NOZZLE SHIELD.

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