Service difficulty report · Crosstube · Bell 212

Difficulty date
February 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
20,898 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Crosstube
Part number
212320104
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,409 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS LANDING WITH GROUP OF SKIERS ON BOARD WHEN PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG AND ACFT STARTED TO SETTLE ON SNOW. PASSENGERS WERE UNLOADED WHILE HOLDING POWER AND ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO BASE, LANDED AND PLACED ON JACKS. AFT CROSSTUBE WAS FOUND BROKEN UNDER SUPPORT FITTING. CROSS TUBE ASSY WAS REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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