What was found
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS SITTING ON MAINTENANCE RAMP, NITROGEN CAME OUT OF FUSIBLE PLUG. THE INTERNAL PLUNGER CAME LOOSE OR SHEARED.
- Difficulty date
- March 10, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N427AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53107
- System (JASC)
- 3212 · Emergency Flotation Section
- Part
- Fusible Plug
- Part number
- 8226003
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Float Bottle
- Part time
- 15 hours
- Component
- 206073847103
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.