Service difficulty report · Wire · Bell 212

Difficulty date
April 26, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
13,606 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Wire
Part number
212075369001
Condition
Broken
Location
Clog Indicator
Part time
181 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE INDICATOR WAS SHOWING RED INDICATING FILTER BYPASS CONDITION. UPON INVESTIGATION BY AME NONE OF THE FILTERS HAD BYPASSED ON THE INTEGRATED VALVE AND FILTER ASSEMBLY. AT THIS TIME IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLOGGING INDICATOR WAS THE PROBLEM AND THIS WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTION CHECKED OK. 6.1 HOURS LATER THE SAME CONDITION WAS NOTICED ON THE CLOG INDICATOR AND THE WIRES WERE FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN OFF. THE WIRES WERE SOLDERED BACK AND INDICATOR REPLACED AT A LATER DATE.

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