What was found
DEFECTIVE HYD HOSE - AFTER 5.2 HRS TIME INSERVICE - PILOT LANDED, WHILE LETTING PASSENGERS OFF, NOTICED ALOT OF FLUID - MX WENT TO SITE AND DISCOVERED FLUID COMING OUT OF FITTING OF HOSE.
- Difficulty date
- January 17, 2013
- Submitted
- January 24, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N351CH
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3537
- Aircraft time
- 5,346 hours, 34,772 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- Engine time
- 5,283 hours, 16,740 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 704A34412254A
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Hydraulic Sys
- Part time
- 5 hours, 12 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.