Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
July 29, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft time
61 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Part
Drain Valve
Part number
109061704103
Condition
Leaking
Location
M/R Gearbox
Part time
98 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DEFECT- OIL NOTICED ON TAILBOOM AND VERT FIN AFTER SHUTDOWN. NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS NOTED (IE CAUTION, TEMP, OR PRESSURE). MGB SERVICED WITH 3 LITRES OF BP 2380 OIL AND OIL SYS DRAIN LINES DISCONNECTED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AS NO OIL WAS FOUND ON DECK PANS. ACFT GROUND RAN C/O AND FOUND THAT ALL, PARTICULARLY THE PRESSURE SIDE LINE DUMP VALVE, LEAKS SLIGHTLY WHILE MANIPULATED WITHIN THE STOP INDENT POSITION. ALL 4 VALVE TAP HANDLES LOCKWIRED TO THE HARD OFF POSITION. GRD RUN AND LEAK CHECK FOR 15 MIN. C/O SATISFACTORY. VERIFIED MGB OIL LEVELS. A/C RTS. VERIFIED NO FURTHER LEAKS AFTER A 30 MINIUTE FLIGHT.

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