Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Hughes 369FF

Difficulty date
August 11, 2021
Submitted
April 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N557CP
Make and model
Hughes 369FF
Aircraft serial
071FF
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
369H81011
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
IN
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

LEFT FUEL CELL DEVELOPED LEAK DUE TO RUBBING WITH VERTICAL SUPPORTS AT CENTER BEAM STRUCTURE. INSTALLED ANTI-CHAFF TAPE TO ALL VERTICAL STIFFENERS. REPLACED FUEL CELL WITH REPAIRED LEFT CELL. NOTED THAT THE LAST SEVERAL NEWER MANUFACTURED HELICOPTERS LACKED THE ANTI CHAFF TAPE AT INSTALLATION. STARTING AT HELICOPTER S/N 0573E BY THIS OPERATOR. UNSURE WHEN THE CHANGE WAS MADE, BUT ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH LATER S/N`S DEVELOPED LEAKS DUE TO THE SAME CONDITION. AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE OPERATOR.

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