Service difficulty report · Fitting · Bell 222U

Difficulty date
August 23, 2011
Submitted
August 29, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N222MN
Make and model
Bell 222U
Aircraft serial
47534
Aircraft time
6,407 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101*
Engine time
8,494 hours, 14,785 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
222060094101
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Bleed Air Line
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LIFTING, AT ABOUT 70 FT, ACFT SLIGHTLY YAWED & LOST POWER IN NR 1 ENGINE. TORQUE IN NR 2 ENGINE WAS AT MAX & NR 1 NG SURGING. LANDED AT NEARBY AIRFIELD. MX PERFORMED OPS GROUND RUN. NOTICED EXCESSIVE HOT AIR FROM ENGINE AT 0800 POSITION FUTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED BLEED AIR FITTING FROM TURBINE TO THE ECS BLEED AIR LINES CRACKED AT THE ELBOW. CRACK STARTED AT THE WELD 0600 POSITION TO THE 1000 POSITION APROX .5" IN LENGTH. REPLACED FITTING ASSY, OPS GROUND RUN AND TEST FLIGHT WERE PERFORMED.

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