Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 212

Difficulty date
May 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
19,571 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Turbine Section
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING LOGGING OPERATIONS, AS THE ACFT WAS COMING IN TO DROP, A NOISE WAS HEARD AND A POWER LOSS FOLLOWED ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH TEMPERATURE. THE LOAD WAS LET GO AN A SAFE LANDING FOLLOWED AT THE DROPPING ZONE. INSPECTION FOUND TURBINE BLADE FRACTURES.

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