SDR 2018F00043

Service difficulty report · Hmu · Urocop EC135P1

Difficulty date
December 4, 2017
Submitted
December 4, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137MH
Make and model
Urocop EC135P1
Aircraft serial
0179
Aircraft time
8,405 hours
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Engine time
7,707 hours
Part
Hmu
Part number
806386101
Part serial
12135527
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
250 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

A LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE #1 ENGINE HMU DURING POST MAINTENANCE GROUND RUNS. IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A SUSPECTED CRACK OR LEAKING FROM THE SPLIT LINE OF THE HMU. THE AREA WAS TOO CONGESTED TO VISUALLY SEE A CRACK OR WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. REMOVED AND REPLACE THE HMU CORRECTED THE DISCREPANCY.

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