Service difficulty report · Case · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
February 5, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
15,889 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Case
Condition
Cracked
Location
Elt
Part time
1,417 hours
Component
Elt
Component part number
S182250202
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) WHEN ELT WAS REMOVED FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION NUMEROUS CRACKS WERE NOTED AROUND THE CASE SCREWS. A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID, POSSIBLY HYDRAULIC, WAS FOUND ON THE ELT. CASE SCREW HAVE NOT BEEN ADJUSTED BY THE OPERATOR SINCE THE ELT WAS PURCHASED. POSSIBLY OVER-TORQUED AT MFG.

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