SDR CA150520016

Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Bell 212

Difficulty date: May 13, 2015
Submitted: August 5, 2015
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Bell 212
Aircraft time: 28,016 hours
Engine: Pwa PT6T3B
System (JASC): 7250 · Turbine Section
Part: Turbine Wheel
Condition: Failed
Location: Engine
Stage of operation: HO
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: E, 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 WATER BUCKET OPERATION, PILOT HEARD THE ENGINE RUMBLING AND A RAPID STALLING, ABORTED PICK UP, THE NR 1 ENGINE SURGED & LOST POWER. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING INSPECTION, ONE OF THE TURBINE WHEELS HAD THROWN SOME BLADES.

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