Service difficulty report · Oil Tank · Bell 407

Difficulty date
January 28, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
3,488 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Oil Tank
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER INSTALLATION OF A O/H ENGINE ASSY. DURING FIRST FLIGHT AFTER GROUND RUNS AND LEAK CHECKS THE PILOT NOTED TRANSMISSION LOW OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. THEY DESCENDED TO LAND FROM 6,000 FT. UPON LANDING THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MAINTENANCE TECH EXITED ACFT AND NOTED OIL ALL DOWN THE TAIL OF THE ACFT HE THEN SIGNALED THE PILOT TO SHUTDOWN. UPON INVESTIGATION THEY DETERMINED THE ENGINE OIL TANK HAD RUPTURED ALONG THE SEAM. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FWD PTO SHAFT SEAL 50 PERCENT INNER LIP WAS ROLLED OVER, SEAL, PN 406-304-104-101.

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