SDR 99ZZZX4677

Service difficulty report · Boost Pump · Bell 206B3

Difficulty date
December 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N198H
Make and model
Bell 206B3
Aircraft serial
3647
Part
Boost Pump
Part number
1C274
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
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.

What was found

HORIZON HELICOPTERS HAD NOTICED FUEL CONTAMINATION AFTER A BOOST PUMP FAILURE ON 4 OCCASIONS. THE FILTER IS FULL OF BLACK CARBON. SUBMITTER BELIEVES THE BOOST PUMP INTERNAL BREAKDOWN IS THE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION AND HAS SAMPLE PUMP AND FILTER AT FACILITY FROM THIS AIRCRAFT.

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