Service difficulty report · Line · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 21, 2002
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
24,758 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Line
Part number
70612J22OW234
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT COCKPIT CHECKS WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND WITH ENGINES STARTED, THE PILOT NOTICED NR 2 HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOSS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. A HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE (HELL HOLE) WAS FOUND TO BE CHAFED BY A NEARBY BRAIDED LINE CAUSING FLUID LOSS AND THUS PRESSURE LOSS IN NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE SUBJECT HYDRAULIC LINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW LINE AND THE BRAIDED LINE WAS CLAMPED TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THE SURROUNDING LINES. THE AIRCRAFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS RE-FILLED AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AND THE SYSTEM PRESSURE WAS BACK TO NORMAL.

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