Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
September 14, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
8,602 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Shaft
Condition
Seized
Location
Governor
Component
Governor · Honeywell
Component part number
230365121
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE THE PILOT WAS DOING HIS PREFLIGHT SYSTEM CHECKS, HE NOTICED THAT HIS GOVERNOR RANGE HAD SHIFTED DOWN FROM THE NORMAL RANGE OF 100 PERCENT DOWN TO 97 NR ROTOR RPM. THE GOVERNOR WAS INSPECTED BY THE ENGINEER AND HE FOUND THAT THE GOVERNOR LEVER SHAFT WAS SEIZED. HE CONTINUED INSPECTING THE GOVERNOR CONTROL LINKAGE AND NOTICED THAT THE DROOP COMPENSATION TORQUE SHAFT WAS TWISTED DO TO THE GOVERNOR SHAFT BEING SEIZED. THE GOVERNOR AND THE DROP COMPENSATION LEVER ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED, GOVERNOR RIGGED AND BEEP RANGE SET. THE HELICOPTER WAS TEST FLOWN AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. (TC NR 20070919008)

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