Service difficulty report · Tube · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
June 29, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
16,076 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Tube
Part number
6853464
Condition
Chafed
Location
Sump Drain
Part time
2,725 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) TUBE ASSY WAS FOUND TO HAVE CHAFING DAMAGE. CLAMP SETUP FOUND ON ADJACENT TUBE ASSY MIGRATED ALONG THEIR TUBES AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SUBJECT TUBE ASSY. CONTACT CAUSED CHAFING TO OCCUR. CLAMPS ON THE ADJACENT TUBE HAD LOST THE CLAMPUP, WHICH ALLOWED THEM TO MIGRATE. THE DAMAGED TUBE IS A SUMP DRAIN WHICH SCAVANGES OIL FROM THE NR 6 & NR 7 BEARING AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE DAMAGED TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TUBE, AND THE CLAMPS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW.

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