Service difficulty report · Membrane · Bell 429

Difficulty date
November 14, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 429
Part
Membrane
Part number
5084411
Condition
Leaking
Location
Flapper Valve
Component
Flapper Valve
Component part number
429366415101
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED OUT TO THE RUNWAY FOR INITIAL FLIGHT, WHILE CARRYING OUT TESTING IN THE HOVER IN WAS NOTICED THAT 100 LBS OF FUEL HAD TRANSFERRED FROM THE NR 1 FUEL SYSTEM TO THE NR 2 FUEL SYSTEM WITHIN 8 MINUTES OF TIME. ACFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP AND FLIGHT WAS ABORTED.

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