Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Bell 204B

Difficulty date
February 12, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 204B
Aircraft time
21,237 hours
Engine
Lyc T5313B
Part
Fuel Cell
Part number
FCE47300
Condition
Leaking
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) FUEL CELL FOUND WEEPING FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDES. ACFT FUEL RT FUEL CELL HAD A SLOW LEAK SO THE CELL WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. USING AIR THERE WAS NO APPARENT LEAK, BUT WHEN FILLED WITH WATER, THE SIDES OF THE CELL ARE FOUND TO BE WEEPING. THE CELL WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 1964. SUSPECT THE AGE IS THE REASON FOR THE WEEPING. NEW CELL WILL BE OBTAINED FOR THE AIRCRAFT.

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