Service difficulty report · Flex Hose · Bell 206L4

Difficulty date
October 17, 2018
Submitted
October 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484AE
Make and model
Bell 206L4
Aircraft serial
52411
Aircraft time
3,965 hours, 12,308 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C30P
Engine time
8,087 hours, 12,308 cycles
Part
Flex Hose
Part number
AE7010201J0420
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Engine
Component
Engine · Rroyce · C30
Component part number
23004545
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON START UP PILOT NOTED GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PILOT NOTED OIL LEAK. THE BASE AMT INSPECTED AND FOUND ENGINE OIL LINE RUPTURED AND METAL CHIPS ON ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR. DUE TO THE OIL LINE RUPTURE. IT IS BELIEVED THE ENGINE WAS OIL STARVED. AMTS REPLACED THE RUPTURED OIL LINE, STARTER GENERATOR AND ENGINE ASSEMBLY. GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK WAS COMPLETED WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED, WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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