Service difficulty report · Turbine · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 10, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
2,634 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
2,387 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) TURBINE RUB NOISE REPORTED ON SHUTDOWN. RECOMENDED REMOVING THE TURBINE AND SENDING OUT FOR INSP. TURBINE WAS REPAIRED FOR N1 RUB.

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