SDR HEEA955575

Service difficulty report · Tube Assy · Bell 230

Difficulty date
August 8, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N230UN
Make and model
Bell 230
Aircraft serial
23009
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Tube Assy
Part number
6890586
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Eng N1
Part time
672 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

#2 ENGINE N1 NOT ADVANCING WITH THROTTLE INPUT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING NOTED THE FOLLOWING: CRACKED TUBE ASSY APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES AROUND FERRULE MATING SURFACE AT GOVERNOR END. SCRAPPED TUBE ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLED NEW TUBE ASSY.

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