Service difficulty report · Float · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
October 31, 2020
Submitted
October 6, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N252TF
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
8665
Part
Float
Part number
6521902
Part serial
VT101924
Condition
No Test
Location
Emergency Float
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BURING 18 MONTH INSPECTION OF EMERGENCY FLOTATION GEAR, WHILE ATTEMPTING THE PRESSURE TEST OF THE R/H FLOAT ASSEMBLY, THE FORWARD CHAMBER OF THE FLOAT FAILED TO INFLATE. POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION OF THE -6 SINGLE INLET CHECK VALVE PN: 645,1826, OR THE -6 DUAL INLET CHECK VALVE PN: 645,1927 OF THE ADJACENT CHAMBER.

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