Service difficulty report · Engine · Bell 212

Difficulty date
May 19, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
19,571 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Engine
Part number
PT6T3B
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
8,797 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN LONGLINE OPERATIONS. DURING A MOVE WITH LOAD ON HEADING FOR THE LANDING ZONE UNDER LOW POWER AS THE PILOT BEGAN TO SLOWLY PULL IN POWER TO SLOW THE DECENT A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD AND A RISE IN THE ITT WAS NOTED ON THE NR 1 ENGINE GAUGE, THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE LOAD WAS PUNCHED OFF AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED IMMEDIATELY, THE ITT HAD BEEN OBSERVED AT 1100 DEGREES C BEFORE THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN. THERE WAS NO FIRE NOR FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS POWER SECTION HAD GIVEN NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF TROUBLE, POWER CHECKS WERE GOOD, NO TEMPING PROBLEMS, NO SURGING N1, NO OVERSPEEDS, NO METAL GENERATION. POWER SECTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND WILL BE SENT TO REPAIR FACILITY FOR CAUSE DETERMINATION AND WARRANTY CLAIMS.

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