Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Bell 407

Difficulty date
January 16, 2025
Submitted
January 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
56329
Aircraft time
1,351 hours, 3,322 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47M
Engine time
1,351 hours, 2,695 cycles
Part
Exhaust Duct
Part number
407063001103
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
1,351 hours, 2,695 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORTED A ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. AFTER LANDING OPENED UP ENGINE COWLING AND DISCOVERED VENT LINE WAS BROKEN. EXHAUST WAS CRACKED AND OIL STRUTT STANDOFF WAS CRACKED. BRACKET PN MS9592-133

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