Service difficulty report · Filter · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
December 3, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Part
Filter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd System
Part time
297 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) LEFT-HAND HYDRAULIC FILTER CLOGGING INDICATOR BUTTON POPS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN ANY LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER OR OTHER IN-FLIGHT FAILURE. EXTERNAL FILTER INDICATION ONLY. EUROCOPTER CANADA HAS GIVEN VERBAL INDICATION THAT THEY ARE GOING TO RECOMMEND TO EUROCOPTER FRANCE TO INCREASE THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE REQUIRED TO POP THE CLOGGING INDICATOR BUTTON. SEE ATTACHED RECURRING DEFECT REPORT FOR MAINTENANCE ACTIONS TAKEN TO DATE. (TC# 20101208009)