Service difficulty report · Seal Ring · Bell 407

Difficulty date
June 12, 2024
Submitted
June 25, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54044
Aircraft time
5,929 hours, 20,449 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
4,129 hours, 13,790 cycles
Part
Seal Ring
Part number
MS9372019
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING FIRST GROUND RUN FOLLOWING TURBINE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT, OIL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM THE GAS PRODUCER TURBINE PRESSURE OIL NOZZLE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAD TOUCHED. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SEALING RING UNDER THE NOZZLE HAD BEEN CRACKED, LIKELY OVER-TIGHTENED BY STANDARD AERO. I REPLACED THE SEALING RING AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND DURING THE SUBSEQUENT ENGINE RUN.

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