Service difficulty report · Seal · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
August 25, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft time
1,764 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Seal
Part number
369A8322
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Oil
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 SIDE INTERIOR PANEL AND GRAVITY LEAKAGE DOWN TO THE AIRCRAFT FLOOR. THIS CONDITION ONLY EXSISTED UNDER STEEP RT TURNS OF THE HELICOPTER. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND UPON INVESTIGATION, 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. OIL TANK IS LOCATED AT THE UPPER RT (AFT FACING FORWARD) OF THE MD 500D HELICOPTER. NEW SEAL WAS INSTALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN AND FLOWN WITH NO FURTHER LEAKAGE.