Service difficulty report · Probe · Bell 430

Difficulty date
September 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 430
Part
Probe
Part number
222366684103
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Fuel System
Part time
3 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
N, X, W
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT TEST PROGRAM AT BHTC, LOW FUEL INDICATION ILLUMINATED ON BOTH ENGINES AT THE 300 POUND LEVEL WHILE THE NORMAL IS ABOUT 100 POUNDS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND LANDED WITH 270 POUNDS REMAINING. DURING THE 2 MINUTE COOL DOWN, BOTH ENGINES STARTED TO SPUTTER AND FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BOTH ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN BEFORE FLAME-OUT. LOWER FUEL PROBES HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY UPSIDE DOWN.

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