Service difficulty report · Leg Assembly · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
September 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Engine
Allsn 250C28B
Part
Leg Assembly
Part number
206064105102
Condition
Cracked
Location
Eng R/H Strut
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE REMOVING TURBINE FROM AIRFRAME, THE STRUT CRACKED IN TWO. THE CRACK OCCURRED UNDER THE HOSE CLAMP. THE CLAMP HAD PROBABLY NEVER BEEN REMOVED AND THE AREA UNDERNEATH CLEANED. THIS LED TO A BUILD UP OF DIRT WHICH EVENTUALLY CORRODED THE STRUT TO THE POINT OF FAILURE.

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