What was found
ENGINE REMOVED DUE TO TURBINE OVERHAUL. UPON INSPECTION OF TURBINE PARTS NOTED SULFIDATION ON ALL 1ST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL BLADES. SCRAPPED WHEEL.
- Difficulty date
- January 9, 2003
- Submitted
- January 14, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3116P
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51530
- Aircraft time
- 15,905 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 16,171 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine Wheel
- Part number
- 23053299
- Part serial
- X146955
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,986 hours, 2,125 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.