Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Bell 212

Difficulty date
April 20, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
17,572 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Turbine Wheel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1
Part time
3,238 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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) IN FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF NR 1 ENGINE. POWER TURBINE WHEEL SHED BLADES. DAMAGE FOUND ON MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES. LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL ON CHIP DETECTOR. (TC NR 20070502011)

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