Service difficulty report · Packing · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
April 7, 2016
Submitted
April 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855MB
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7523
Aircraft time
788 hours, 2,099 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2D
Engine time
788 hours, 1,476 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
9794710200
Condition
Cut
Location
Engine
Part time
6 hours, 9 cycles
Component
Hmu · Tmeca
Component part number
0292862200
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING HIS WALK AROUND & NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE ENG OVERBOARD DRAIN TUBE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE BELLY & WAS DRIPPING THERE ALSO. AFTER THE MECHANIC ARRIVED, THEY TURNED ON THE ACFT BOOST PUMP & FUEL WOULD START DRIPPING FROM THE OVERBOARD DRAIN. CONTACTING THE TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE, WE WERE TASK WITH CHECKING THE HMU FILTER PACKING, AS THIS IS ONE OF THE EASIEST TASKS TO PERFORM. UPON INSPECTING THE FUEL FILTER PACKING IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE CUT & WAS REPLACED. THE ACFT WAS TEST RAN 3 TIMES WITH NO FUEL LEAK PRESENT. THE PAPERWORK WAS COMPLETED & THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THIS PACKING HAD BEEN REPLACED JUST A FEW HOURS EARLIER AS THE ENG WENT THROUGH AN 800 HOUR INSPECTION. THE PACKING MUST HAVE GOT CUT AT THAT TIME.