- Difficulty date
- April 10, 2003
- Submitted
- April 28, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N430CV
- Make and model
- Bell 430
- Aircraft serial
- 49072
- Aircraft time
- 2,520 hours
- Engine
- Allsn 250C40B
- Engine time
- 4,030 hours, 3,588 cycles
- Part
- Hydromech Unit
- Part number
- 23072726
- Part serial
- JGALM0163
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Part time
- 3,084 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
REMOVED FOR HMU BACKLASH CHECK. FOUND TO BE LEAKING FUEL FROM DRIVE SPLINE SEAL. REPLACED HMU.
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