Service difficulty report · Combust Chamber · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
10,253 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Combust Chamber
Part number
23030911K
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AME NOTICED CRACK IN RT ARMPIT AREA OF OUTER COMBUSTION LINER DURING DAILY INSPECTION, PRIOR TO NEXT DAY`S FLYING. CRACK IS 2.0" LONG, RUNNING HORIZONTALLY INTO WIRE MESH PATCH AREA. CONFIRMED ON ENGINE RUN UP, BLOWING AIR. ENGINE PERFORMANCE CHECKS HAD BEEN DETERIORATING WITH LITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT WITH PERFORMANCE RECOVERY WASHES. COMBUSTION CASE REPLACED AND PERFORMANCE FIGURES RETURNED TO NORMAL.

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