Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
June 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206B
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Part
Accumulator
Part number
6875225
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
HO
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER ENGINE REPLACED, POWER CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT WHERE ENGINE WOULD PRODUCE ONLY 80 PERCENT TORQUE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE 6 CUBIC INCH ACCUMULATOR IN THE PY LINE. THE CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE AREA WHERE THE END FITTING FOR THE PY LINE IS WELDED TO THE END OF THE ACCUMULATOR. THE NEW REPLACEMENT ACCUMULATOR HAD A DOUBLER AT THIS AREA.

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