What was found
TUBE ASSEMBLY, ENGINE COWL ASSY, FORWARD HINGE IS RUBBING ON BLEED AIR TUBE WHEN COWLING IS OPENED. REPLACED TUBE : PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE DUE TO DESIGN OF COWLING HINGE.
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2001
- Submitted
- March 1, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430CV
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49072
- Engine
- Allsn 250C*
- System (JASC)
- 7500 · Engine Bleed Air System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 23056648
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Bleed Air Tube
- Part time
- 204 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.