- Difficulty date
- March 22, 2013
- Submitted
- March 28, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 3537
- Aircraft time
- 5,404 hours, 35,287 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- Engine time
- 5,322 hours, 16,938 cycles
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 704A34412257
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Hyd System
- Part time
- 96 hours, 294 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
DEFECTIVE HYD HOSE = MECHANIC NOTICED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HYD FLUID.