Service difficulty report · Turbine Assembly · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
June 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Turbine Assembly
Part number
6898734
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
11,626 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O, E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) SUSPECT THIS WAS A VIBRATION SOURCE THAT CAUSED COMPRESSOR ANTI-ICE PORT TO CRACK AND OUTER COMBUSTION CAN TO CRACK 2". THERE WERE ONLY 88.3 HOURS SINCE FIRST AND SECOND STAGE WHEELS WERE REPLACED.

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