Service difficulty report · Flex Hose · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 4, 2015
Submitted
August 4, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N856BP
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3617
Aircraft time
5,088 hours, 8,095 cycles
Part
Flex Hose
Part number
704A34412253
Part serial
2T13
Condition
Leaking
Location
Main Rotor Contr
Part time
307 hours
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.

What was found

DURING POST-MAINTENANCE, HYDRAULIC POWER-ON CHECKS OF FLIGHT CONTROLS, FOUND FORWARD LT MAIN ROTOR SERVO-CONTROL PRESSURE HOSE, FLEXIBLE PIPE, LEAKING FROM UNDER FIRE SLEEVE. REPLACED HOSE WITH NEW PART WHICH SUPERSEDES THE OLD PART NUMBER. CERTAIN PN HOSES ARE KNOWN TO BE POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE BY THE OEM BUT NO SB HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS. THIS HOSE WAS INSTALLED 15 MONTHS AGO AND HAS OPERATED FOR 307.4 HOURS.