Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
May 20, 2002
Submitted
June 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5007F
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45186
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Part
Bearing
Condition
Seized
Location
Compressor
Part time
10,769 hours, 238 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE WITH NO ROTATION NOTED. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING START SYSTEM COMPRESSOR WAS FOUND TO BE SIEZED. COMPRESSOR WAS REMOVED AND STILL NOT ABLE TO ROTATE. NO METAL CONTAMINATION FOUND TO SUGGEST BEARING FAILURE. AXIAL COMPRESSOR DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE SHIFTED.

More about the Bell 206L-1