What was found
DURING 3 YR FLOAT SYS FUNCTION CHECK, PULL CABLE WAS ACTUATED AND PLUNGER CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF FLOAT VALVE BUT VALVE FAILED TO OPEN CAUSING TEST TO FAIL. MX REPLACED FLOAT BOTTLE.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2010
- Submitted
- February 2, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457AL
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53151
- Aircraft time
- 12,806 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3212 · Emergency Flotation Section
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 204841PHI
- Part serial
- 0157
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Mlg Floats
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.