Service difficulty report · Drive Shaft · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
October 5, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2HV
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft serial
2560
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Drive Shaft
Part number
SKCP2348101
Part serial
3088
Condition
Broken
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,808 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT MADE EASY RT TURN. FELT AN INCREASE IN VIBRATION. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. FOUND THAT A FLEX FRAME HAD BROKEN ON THE MOST FORWARD END OF THE DRIVESHAFT THROUGH THE BOLT HOLE. THE DRIVESHAFT HAD A JUMP ROPE EFFECT WHEN TURNED. ALL THE TORQUE SEALS WERE STILL IN TACK. INSTALLED NEW DRIVESHAFT AND VIBREX 200 PLUS. THE MAIN ROTOR WAS BALANCED AT .41 IPS VERTICAL AND .07 IPS LATERAL. INSPECTED ALL THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNTS AND SURROUNDING AREAS. NOTHING NOTED. LIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO SEE IF THE ISOLATION MOUNT COULD BE FAULTY BUT WAS NOT. FOUND THE PYLON SUPPORT LINKS FOR THE TRANSMISSION WITH WEIGHT OFF THEM WERE LOOSE. INSPECTED AND RETORQUED ALL THE SUPPORT LINKS AND THE PYLON MOUNTS. BALANCED THE MAIN ROTOR TO .13 IPS VERTICAL AND .10 LATERAL. (K)

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