Service difficulty report · Packing · Bell 212

Difficulty date
July 24, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
24,793 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Packing
Part number
MS28775212
Condition
Pinched
Location
Hyd Accumulator
Part time
97 hours
Component
Hyd Accumulator · Bell
Component part number
212076007
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC LEAK DISCOVERED BY FORESTRY GROUND CREW MEMBER WHILE HOOKING UP WATER BUCKET LONG LINE TO HELICOPTER BELLY CARGO HOOK. PILOT OBSERVED NR2 SYS HYD RESERVOIR FLUID LEVEL BELOW NORMAL LIMITS. AME TRACED LEAK TO NR 2 HYD ACCUMULATOR. PART WAS DISASSEMBLED AND INTERNAL PACKING FOUND PINCHED AND WAS REPLACED. PART HAD BEEN INSPECTED AND PACKING REPLACED AT LAST 600 HR INSP.

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