Service difficulty report · Crossbeam · Bell 212

Difficulty date
December 28, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
27,393 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Crossbeam
Part number
212320104
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
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) RETURNED AFTER REFUELING BACK TO THE GROUPS LANDED. SKIDS STILL PENETRATED THE SNOW SURFACE AND THE BELLY OF THE ACFT WAS JUST ABOUT TOUCHING THE SNOW SURFACE. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. LAST GUIDE PULLED HIMSELF IN TO THE HELICOPTER THAT IS WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE HELICOPTER SETTLED ABOUT 10" AT THE BACK. RECOGNIZED WHAT HAPPENED AND SHUTDOWN THE ACFT.

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