What was found
ENGINE WAS REMOVED DUE TO CYCLED WHEELS. COMPRESSOR DISASSEMBLED DUE TO CRACKED SCROLL. DIFFUSER FOUND TO HAVE SEPARATED PLATE. REPLACED DIFFUSER.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N206FS
- Make and model
- Bell 206L3
- Aircraft serial
- 51506
- Aircraft time
- 12,324 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C30P
- Engine time
- 17,833 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Diffuser
- Part number
- E23051119
- Part serial
- DX13080
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Compressor
- Part time
- 1,442 hours
- Component
- Compressor
- Component part number
- 23051643
- 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.