Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Bell 212

Difficulty date
August 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 212
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Accumulator
Part number
CG14552
Condition
Cracked Bellows
Location
Fuel
Part time
2,803 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE COMPLYING WITH PRATT & WHITNEY SERVICE BULLETIN #5379, PARAGRAPH 3(A)(1), ALL FUEL COULD NOT BE DRAINED FROM THE ACCUMULATOR. WEIGHT OF THE ACCUMULATORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUB-PARAGRAPH (D) OF THE A.M. REFERENCE ACCUMULATORS WERE NOTED AS WEIGHING 156 AND 158 GRAMS. COMPONENTS REJECTED AS HAVING EXCEEDED THE WEIGHT RESTRICTION OF 154 GRAMS.

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