Service difficulty report · Scroll · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 27, 2008
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
3,672 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Scroll
Condition
Cracked
Location
Compressor
Component
Compressor · Allsn
Component part number
23063379
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) COMPRESSOR 390.6 SINCE 2000 HOUR INSP. CRACK LOCATED BY ENGINEER DURING GROUND RUN UP FOLLOWING SCHEDULED INSP. LOCATED BY AIR LEAK FOUND BY BARE HAND CHECK. CRACK LOCATED SLIGHTLY BELOW SCROLL ARMPIT REINFORCEMENT PATCH AREA, NOT IN NORMAL CRACK LOCATION. A SMALL PIECE OF PATCH MATERIAL ALSO FOUND MISSING. COMPRESSOR REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIR. (TC NR 20080229010)

More about the Bell 407