Service difficulty report · Hose · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
July 3, 2016
Submitted
July 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460AE
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52456
Aircraft time
1,068 hours, 2,771 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
70061H000T134A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE APPROACHING A REMOTE UNIMPROVED LANDING SITE THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A METAL GRINDING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AREA FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER FOR THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. UPON LANDING FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING DOWN SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT HYDRAULIC HOSE HAD A HOLE AND WAS LEAKING FLUID

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