What was found
TURBINE EXHAUST COLLECTOR HAS TWO-INCH CRACK LOCATED ON LH AFT SIDE OF COLLECTOR LOCATED 8.47 INCHES DOWN FROM EXHAUST DUCT MOUNTING FLANGE.
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2023
- Submitted
- August 29, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N299AE
- Make and model
- Bell 206L1
- Aircraft serial
- 45621
- Aircraft time
- 14,889 hours, 28,122 cycles
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 10,470 hours, 13,256 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Collector
- Part number
- 6893075
- 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.