Service difficulty report · Support · Bell 212

Difficulty date
March 9, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
20,898 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Support
Part number
212040054105
Condition
Broken
Location
Transmission
Component
Transmission · Bell
Component part number
212540002
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ROUTINE ACFT DAILY INSPECTION, AME WAS INSPECTING THE MAIN TRANSMISSION AND NOTICED THE SUPPORT CASE WAS CRACKED ON THE LT SIDE BY THE AIRFRAME ATTACHMENT BOLT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS FOUND THE SUPPORT CASE LEG WAS BROKEN WITH THE CRACK ORIGINATING FROM 1 OF THE SMALL BUSHING ATTACHMENT SCREWS.

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