Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Bell 214ST

Difficulty date
May 26, 2019
Submitted
May 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746H
Make and model
Bell 214ST
Aircraft serial
28200
Aircraft time
13,018 hours, 7,929 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
731500
Condition
Worn
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
13,018 hours, 7,929 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, OIL COOLER LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES CARRIED OUT, SWITCHING THE FAN TO THE SECONDARY BLEED AIR FAN. OIL TEMP REMAINED IN THE GREEN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT BASE. UPON ARRIVAL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A LEAK IN THE TUBE TO THE HYDRAULIC FAN ON THE OIL COOLER HAD DRAINED THE FLUID IN THE UTILITY SYSTEM. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN, TB 214ST-89-99, TO REPLACE THE FAN MOTOR AND HARD LINES WITH A MEW MOTOR AND FLEX LINES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

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