Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Bell 212

Difficulty date
April 26, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
17,572 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Fractured
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) THE ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR WARNING ACTIVATED IN FLIGHT AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNCOMMANDED. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED FRACTURED POWER TURBINE BLADES. MFG WILL MONITOR INVESTIGATION AND ADVISE OF ROOT CAUSE ONCE DETERMINED (TC NR 20070514062)

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