Service difficulty report · Turbine Wheel · Bell 212

Difficulty date
December 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Turbine Wheel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
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) AT 6,000 FEET IN CRUISE AT 80 PERCENT TORQUE, NR 2 ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG WITH A GRINDING SOUND -'POOF SOUND'- THEN A CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS WARNING. PILOT REDUCED NR 2 ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND LANDED ON A FROZEN LAKE. POST-FLIGHT INSP FOUND NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE OR OIL LEAKS. A BOLT HEAD (POSSIBLY A MS9488 OR MS9489) FOUND IN EXHAUST STACK. THE POWER TURBINE WHEEL WAS FOUND HEAVILY DAMAGED. FWD CHIP DETECTOR HAD SMALL AMOUNTS OF FERROUS METAL AND AFT CHIP DETECTOR WAS LOADED.

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