Service difficulty report · Hose · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
April 6, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft time
520 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Part
Hose
Part number
70061V180W122A
Condition
Unknown
Location
Fuel Cell Area
Part time
606 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT NOTICED THAT WHEN THE FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, THE CAUTION PANEL INDICATION WAS REVERSED, LT BOOST PUMP C/B PULLED, RT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATION & RT BOOST PUMP C/B PULLED, LT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATION. TROUBLESHOOTING THE SYS FOUND THAT THE 2 FUEL HOSES THAT FEED THE FUEL MANIFOLD LOCATED IN THE FUEL CELL, ITEMS 9, & 10 IN ATTACHED FIGURE WHERE CONNECTED IN REVERSE AT THE FUEL MANIFOLD, ITEM 4 IN ATTACHED FIGURE, DURING PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT IN THE FUEL CELL, WHICH CAUSED THE REVERSE INDICATION. THE HOSES WERE PUT BACK INTO THERE PROPER POSITION, WHICH RECTIFIED THE CAUTION LIGHT INDICATION PROBLEM. NOTE: THESE 2 HOSES ARE DIFFERENT LENGTHS, BUT CAN BE EASILY ATTACHED IN REVERSE.

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