Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Bell 412EP

Difficulty date
October 24, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412EP
Part
Check Valve
Part number
204076437003
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
4 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GROUND RUN, FIRST START OF THE DAY, BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS NR 1 AND NR 2 INDICATED GOOD PRESSURE AND BOTH HYDRAULIC CAUTIONS WERE EXTINGUISHED. THE FORCE TO DISPLACE PEDALS WAS NOTED TO BE ABNORMALLY HIGH. TO CONFIRM SYSTEM NR 1 WAS FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, SYSTEM NR 2 WAS SELECTED OFF. A TOTAL LOSS OF HYDRAULICS WAS ENCOUNTERED TO BOTH CYCLIC AND COLLECTIVE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN. DURING INVESTIGATION, FOD WAS FOUND OBSTRUCTING THE CHECK VALVE, ORIGIN OF FOD IS UNKNOWN AND UNDER INVESTIGATION. (TC NR 20071030001)

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