Service difficulty report · Line · Bell 212

Difficulty date
October 8, 2001
Submitted
October 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911VR
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft serial
30998
Engine
Pwa PT6T3B
Part
Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING NR 1 ENGINE FOR SLOW START, FOUND P3 LINE AT FILTER HOUSING CRACKED. REPLACED P3 LINE ASSEMBLY WITH NEW. LINE WAS CRACKED ON BACK SIDE, FLUSH THE P3 HOUSING.

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