What was found
FLOAT BAG HAS PIN HOLES ALL OVER AFT COMPARTMENT ACTION TAKEN: SENT TO OFFSHORE HELICOPTERS. FLOAT WAS REPAIRED IAW OHSS 100-1 AND C/W INOPERATIVE IAW 412-01-2.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2004
- Submitted
- May 10, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N412EH
- Make and model
- Bell 412
- Aircraft serial
- 33001
- System (JASC)
- 3212 · Emergency Flotation Section
- Part
- Cover
- Part number
- D24921119
- Part serial
- 0348
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Float
- Part time
- 619 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.