Service difficulty report · Blade · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
July 10, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Blade
Condition
Fractured
Location
Power Turbine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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) DURING LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED POWER LOSS OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE ACFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED THE EXHAUST DUCT INNER CRACKED WITH MATERIAL MISSING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FRACTURED PT BLADES. THE POWER AND COMPRESSOR TURBINES ROTATED FREE. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION IS SCHEDULED.

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