Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 212

Difficulty date
September 29, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
5,355 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

POWER LOSS/IFSD ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE LANDING WAS MADE. POST EVENT INSP FOUND A LARGE TEAR IN THE GAS GENERATOR CASE. THE ENGINE WAS SENT TO MFG FOR INVESTIGATION WHERE THE CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED A CRACKING FROM FATIGUE INITIATING AT A DIFFUSER VANE SPOT WELD.

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