Service difficulty report · Case · Bell 212

Difficulty date
July 30, 2005
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
19,280 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Case
Part number
204040353023
Condition
Broken
Location
Transmission
Component
Transmission · Bell · 212040001123
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND AC SHUDDERED. AC SETTLED OUT AND CREW DIVERTED TO AIRPORT. INSPECTION OF AC REVEALED MAIN TRANSMISSIOM SUPPORT CASE BROKEN AT DRAG LINK ATTACHMENT POINT. AC GROUNDED AND MAIN TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AC RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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