Service difficulty report · Diaphragm · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 25, 2015
Submitted
August 25, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4916R
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53916
Aircraft time
6,503 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Diaphragm
Part number
23073354
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Bleed Valve
Part time
526 hours
Component
Bleed Valve · Rroyce
Component part number
23073353
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

TESTED PN 23073353, SN FF40252 BLEED VLV AS RECEIVED. UNIT FAILED PC CLOSING TEST, TOO LATE. ALSO FAILED PC2 LEAKAGE TEST.

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