Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
June 28, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
13,697 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20J
Part
Accumulator
Part number
6875224
Condition
Cracked
Location
Turbine Governor
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED M/R DROOPING OFF WHEN POWER IS APPLIED. RECORDS SHOWED GOVERNOR NEAR T/X FOR O/H. SUSPECT GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED, GROUND RUN AND LEAK TESTS WERE PREFORMED ALONG WITH A SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT, ACFT WAS RELEASED, RETURN TO SERVICE, 1.5 HRS LATER THE PILOT AGAIN REPORTED M/R DROOPING. MX RETURNED AND CHECKED FOR ANY CRACKED OR BROKEN AIR LINES, INSP FOUND NO ANOMALIES. ACFT WAS THEN STARTED AND THE SYS WAS SNOOPED CHECKED FOR AIR LEAKS, A LEAK WAS DETECTED AT AN ACCUMULATOR THAT IS BOLTED TO THE TURBINE FIRESHIELD. ACCUMULATOR WAS INSPECTED AND A SMALL CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF WHERE THE FITTING IS ATTACHED TO THE ACCUMULATOR. THE ACCUMULATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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