SDR EOPA9704

Service difficulty report · Oil Sump · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
August 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3194P
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45788
Engine
Allsn 250C28
Part
Oil Sump
Condition
Coked
Location
Nr 6-7 Bearings
Part time
9,130 hours
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, TORQUE BEGAN FLUCTUATING FROM ZERO TO 70 PERCENT. NO YAW OR OTHER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM 115 PSI TO 30 PSI. WHILE LANDING, BOTH READINGS DROPPED TO ZERO. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, OIL TEMP AND TOT SHOWED NORMAL. ON LANDING, NOTED LARGE VOLUME OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE EXHAUST. RECORDS INSPECTION SHOWED LAST BEARINGS FLOW CHECK WAS 170 CC'S, WELL ABOVE MINIMUM OF 90 CC IN MM.

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