Service difficulty report · Wire · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 7, 2018
Submitted
July 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820SF
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53279
Aircraft time
8,582 hours, 29,632 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN FLIGHT. A WIRE WAS FOUND CHAFING ON THE HYDRAULIC RETURN LINE FROM THE TAIL ROTOR ACTUATOR. THE WIRE WAS CHAFED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND WAS ARCING ON THE HYDRAULIC LINE CREATING A HOLE IN THE LINE CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID.

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