Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Bell 206B

Difficulty date
June 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5754K
Make and model
Bell 206B
Aircraft serial
3126
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
222366621101
Condition
Broke
Location
Fuel System
Part time
6,518 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

REASON FOR REMOVAL, FILTER BODY CENTER THREADED PORTION, CRACKED AND SEPARATED FROM BODY ALLOWING FILTER CAN TO SEPARATE FROM FILTER BODY. MACHINE WORK TO INSIDE OF THIS BODY LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN OUT OF CENTER; THUS, CAUSED THE MOUNTING SUPPORT WEB TO BE VERY THIN ON ONE SIDE. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED NORMAL TIGHTENING OF FILTER CAN WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THREADED WEB TO SEPARATE FROM HOUSING ALLOWING FILTER CAN TO SEPARATE FROM FILTER. SUGGEST A ONE-TIME INSPECTION OF SUSPECTED FILTER HOUSING BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF THREADED WEB HAS ENOUGH THICKNESS AND NO CRACKS EXIST WHERE WEB AND HOUSING COME TOGETHER.

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