Service difficulty report · Tube · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
September 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 206B
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Tube
Part number
6876294B
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Sense
Part time
15 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) BLEED AIR SENSE TUBE FOUND BROKEN. 15 HOURS LATER, SENSE LINE BROKE AGAIN. 25 HOURS LATER ANOTHER LINE INSTALLED. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS THAT WHEN COMPRESSOR WAS CHANGED, IT WAS SHIMMED WRONG OR THE COMPRESSOR HAD A VIBRATION CAUSING LINE TO BREAK.

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