Service difficulty report · Pump · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
June 2, 2008
Submitted
December 18, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft time
8,051 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20R2
Part
Pump
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) REINFORCED PAPER WIPERS LEFT IN THE FUEL TANK AFTER WORK CARRIED OUT. DURING A 300 HOUR INSP, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT FUZZ LIKE DEBRIS FOUND IN THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FILTER THAT WAS A BLUISH COLOR. WHEN PICKING UP THE HELICOPTER AT THE SERVICE CTR WHERE THE ACFT WAS DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED, PAINTED AND REASSEMBLED, USED ONE OF THEIR SHOP TOWELS DURING THE ACCEPTANCE INSP. CALLED THE SERVICE CTR TO CONFIRM THAT THEY WERE USING THIS TYPE OF WIPER. THAT WAS VERIFIED AS CORRECT. THE FUEL CELL WAS OPENED UP AND A LARGE INTACT WIPER WAS FOUND OVER THE START FUEL PUMP. A SECOND .5 PIECE WAS RECOVERED FROM THE FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT AREA. AN SMS REPORT WAS PREPARED AND OUR INTERNAL SAFETY TEAM IS NOW DOING THE FOLLOW UP TO THIS REPORT. ALL FUEL SYS FILTERS WERE CLEANED OR REPLACED (ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FILTER,FCU FILTER AND FUEL NOZZLE FILTER) AND THE TANK INTERIOR WAS WIPED OUT. NO FUTHER DEBRIS WAS FOUND.

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