Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 3, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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

ABORTED TAKEOFF, DURING TAKEOFF, A CONTINUOUS NOISE WAS NOTED AND THE TORQUE INDICATION OF ENGINE NR 1 WAS 4 PERCENT LESS THAN ENGINE NR 2. ENGINE NR 1 TEMP THEN FELL TO 600 DEGREE C AND A LOSS OF TORQUE OCCURRED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE AND THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSP FOUND FRACTURED POWER TURBINE BLADES. THE ENGINE WAS FORWARDED TO MFG WHERE IT WILL BE INVESTIGATED.

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