Service difficulty report · Shield · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
April 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Engine
Lyc T5317A
Part
Shield
Part number
205060881001
Condition
Failed
Location
Tailpipe
Component
205060800025
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON SHUTDOWN, FOLLOWING A ONE HOUR LEG OF A 3.5 HOUR FLIGHT, A RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWING SHUTDOWN WHILE DYNAMIC COMPONENTS WERE STILL ROTATING. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TAILPIPE SHIELD HAD DROPPED OUT OF POSITION AND HAD CONTACTED THE SHORT TAIL ROTOR DRIVESHAFT SECTION P/N 204-040-620-009. THIS THEN CAUSED A SCORED GROOVE OF .020 INCH IN THE T/R DRIVESHAFT WHICH COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF NOT DISCOVERED. SUBJECT TAILPIPE SHIELD HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED AND 2 OUT OF THE 3 DZUS FASTENERS WERE NOT POSITIVELY FASTENED.

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