Service difficulty report · Hose · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
May 31, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft time
532 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Hose
Part number
174111013
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil
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) AFTER FLIGHT, THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS NOTICED TO BE LOW AND EXCESSIVE OIL WAS FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HELICOPTER. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE ENGINE RETURN LINE FROM THE EXTERNAL FILTER TO THE OIL COOLER HAD A LEAK COMING THROUGH THE STEEL BRAIDED LINE COVERED BY THE FIRE SLEEVE.

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