Service difficulty report · Seal · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
May 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft time
16,379 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C*
Part
Seal
Part number
206062815027
Condition
Failed
Location
Separator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, X, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FERRY FLIGHT WHEN IT HAD A SUDDEN YAW AND A DECREASE OF APPROXIMATELY LO PERCENT TORQUE AND AN INCREASE IN ENGINE TOT OF APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREES C. THE PILOT HAD NO FAILURE INDICATIONS AND THE ACFT APPREARED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY OTHER THAN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TOT. FLIGHT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 0.2 HOUR TO FINAL DESTINATION. PILOT CONTACTED AMO AND AMO DISPATCHED AME TO ACFT TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM. INSPECTIONS REVEALED THAT THE SEAL BETWEEN THE PARTICAL SEPARATOR AND FORWARD ENGINE FIREWALL HAD BEEN SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR CAUSING COMPRESSOR STALL. ACFT YAW, ACFT IS UNDERGOING FURTHER INPECTION IAW ENGINE AND AIRFRAME MM.

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