Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Bell 212

Difficulty date
March 14, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
7,799 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Separated
Location
Power Section
Part time
8,824 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) HELI SKIING AFTER PASSENGERS DEPLANED, THE PILOT WAS GIVEN THE OK TO DEPART, THE PILOT ROLLED UP THE THROTTLES AND HEARD A NOISE OFF THE NR POWER SECTION AND AN AIRFRAME VIBRATION. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND VIBRATION AND NOISE WENT AWAY.

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