What was found
FLOAT LINE ON RIGHT REAR FLOAT FOUND KINKED WHEN FLOATS INFLATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE FLOAT VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N430CH
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49037
- System (JASC)
- 3212 · Emergency Flotation Section
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- 70055H000D130
- Condition
- Kinked
- Location
- Float
- Part time
- 30 hours
- 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.