What was found
EMERGENCY FLOAT BOTTLE WILL NOT SERVICE UP FROM EMPTY. LEAKS PASS SEAT ON SOLENOID VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2003
- Submitted
- February 21, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N496PH
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53398
- Aircraft time
- 3,275 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3212 · Emergency Flotation Section
- Part
- Solenoid Valve
- Part number
- 206373901103
- Part serial
- 163
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Float Bottle
- Component
- Float Bottle
- Component part number
- 407073848101
- 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.