Service difficulty report · Magnetic Seal · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
March 18, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft time
12,876 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C28B
Part
Magnetic Seal
Part number
206040156101
Condition
Leaking
Location
Transmission
Component
Transmission · Bell
Component part number
206040004101
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, FLUID WAS SEEN ON THE WINDOW BY THE LT REAR PASSENGER. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT LOCATION TO OUR RADIO OPERATOR AND LANDED TO SEE WHERE THE FLUID WAS COMING FROM. UPON INSPECTION, IT APPEARED THAT THE OIL WAS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. AN AME WAS DISPATCHED WITH ANOTHER HELICOPTER AND CONFIRMED THE MAGNETIC SEAL WAS LEAKING. THE SEAL AND O-RINGS WERE REPLACED AND THE HELICOPTER RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO OIL WAS SEEN DURING THE PREVIOUS PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTIONS TO INDICATE THE SEAL WAS STARTING TO LEAK. (TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL DURING THE FLIGHT)

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