Service difficulty report · Tube · Bell 412

Difficulty date
May 9, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft time
2,816 hours
Part
Tube
Part number
212076433001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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

(CAN) THE PILOT NOTICED THE NR1 HYDRAULIC SIDE RESEVOIR WAS NEARLY EMPTY ON SHUTDOWN AND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING ON SPOT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED. UPON INVESTIGATION, A LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE HYDRAULIC PIPE, BETWEEN THE 3 WAY CHECK VALVE AND THE INTEGRATED VALVE ASSY ON THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYS. THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE PIPE END FITTING CONNECTION WHERE IT MEETS THE 3 WAY CHECK VALVE. THE PIPE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PIPE AND GROUND RUN LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT. NO LEAK DETECTED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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