Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Bell 206B3

Difficulty date
August 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B3
Aircraft time
17,515 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
206040015
Condition
Overheated
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FOUND BLACKENED, INDICATING OVER-HEAT, YELLOW AND RED TEMP-PLATES ON FWD COUPLING OF MAIN DRIVESHAFT DURING A "TURN-AROUND" CHECK. SHAFT REMOVED, INSPECTED, RE-GREASED, NEW TEMPLATES INSTALLED AND SHAFT RE-INSTALLED. COUPLING OVER-HEATED AGAIN AFTER 1.6 HRS OF OPERATION. SHAFT REMOVED, INSPECTED, RE-GREASED, NEW TEMPLATES INSTALLED. ENGINE REMOVED, RE-SHIMMED IAW DATA FROM LAST AIRFRAME REPAIR JIG, DATA, OCTOBER 1997. ENGINE AND MAIN DRIVESHAFT RE-INSTALLED.

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