What was found
ON ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND CRACKS IN THE REPAIR WELDS ON THE ENGINE EXHAUST COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2012
- Submitted
- June 27, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N48EA
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51438
- Aircraft time
- 6,438 hours, 25,876 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30
- Engine time
- 4,786 hours, 10,919 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Collector
- Part number
- 23004545
- Part serial
- CAE895843
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Exhaust
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.