Service difficulty report · Line · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
January 1, 2004
Submitted
January 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N266SD
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1133
Engine
Tmeca ARRIU2F
Part
Line
Part number
C792A1030802
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Eng Oil
Part time
1,470 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, OIL LINE (B NUT) WAS LOOSENED, IT WAS NOTED THAT LINE MOVED AWAY FROM MATING CONNECTOR APPROX. .2500 INCH. A SPRING SCALE WAS USED TO PULL THE LINE BACK INTO PLACE, IT REQUIRED 45 LBS OF FORCE TO DO SO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, A PRINT OF THE PART WAS OBTAINED AND THE PART WAS MEASURED. (PRINT DIM: 26.1 CM, PART DIM: 25.7 CM) NEW LINES WERE ORDERED, 2 NEW LINES WERE ALSO TOO SHORT. THESE ARE ENGINE OIL LINES TO THE THERMAL BYPASS VALVE.

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