Service difficulty report · Line · Bell 206L

Difficulty date
September 1, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L
Aircraft time
9,904 hours
Part
Line
Part number
206075660001
Condition
Chafed
Location
M/R Gearbox
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT LANDED & SHUT DOWN NORMALLY. HE THEN NOTICED FLUID RUNNING DOWN SIDE OF FUSELAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT LEAKING OIL WAS COMING FROM THE MGB OIL PRESSURE INDICATING LINE, LOCATED UNDER THE TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT. THE CHAFING OF THE FOIL FLEX LINE GOING TO THE FREEWHEELING UNIT LIKELY CAUSED THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATING LINE TO FAIL AND LEAK OIL. THE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE DG CLAMPS ATTACHING THE OIL FLEX LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION RESTRAINT WERE RE-ARRANGED TO GIVE MORE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TWO LINES. THE OIL LEVEL WAS ADJUSTED, THE HELICOPTER WASHED, GROUND RUN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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