Service difficulty report · Seal · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 25, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
1,764 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Seal
Part number
369A8322
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) ENGINE OIL WAS DETECTED COMING THROUGH THE UPPER AFT RT INTERIOR PANEL AND GRAVITY LEAKAGE DOWN TO THE AIRCRAFT FLOOR. CONDITION ONLY EXISTED UNDER STEEP RT TURNS OF THE HELICOPTER. A/C RETURNED TO BASE AND UPON INVESTIGATION OF THIS SITUATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RUBBER OIL SEAL FROM THE ENGINE OIL FILLER SUPPORT TO ENGINE OIL TANK DEVELOPED A HOLE UNDER THE CLAMP AT THE TANK LOCATION. OIL TANK IS LOCATED AT THE UPPER RT (AFT FACING FORWARD) OF THE HELICOPTER. THAT EXPLAINED THE AREA OF LEAKAGE IN QUESTION. NEW SEAL WAS INSTALLED ANDTHE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER LEAKAGE. DEFECT ENTRY WAS COMPLETED AS PER COMPANY MCM AND UNDER CARS 605.06 AND RECTIFIED PRIOR TO NEXT FLIGHT.