SDR HEEA127166

Service difficulty report · Garlock Seal · Bell 407

Difficulty date
January 10, 2010
Submitted
January 21, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447PH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53114
Aircraft time
11,816 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Garlock Seal
Part number
209340265103
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Transmission
Part time
1,714 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDED ACFT ON PLATFORM AND PASSENGER NOTICED OIL LEAK. TRANSMISSION LOW PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING ROUTINE 2 MINUTE ENG COOL DOWN. PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN ENGINE. PILOT REPORTS OIL ON ENG DECK. TRANSMISSION LOST OIL PRESSURE DURING COOL DOWN. EVIDENCE OF OIL IN ENG PAN. FOUND GARLOCK SEAL POPPED OUT OF FW UNIT AFT CAP. REPLACED AFT CAP. HSG WAS REMOVED DUE TO SEAL PROTRUDING FROM HSG APPROX 0.187 INCHES. ASB 407-07-79 WAS COMPLIED WITH IN THE FIELD 8/11/07. SEAL WAS INSTALLED WITH LOW ADHESION SEALING COMPOUND C-328. REPLACED SEAL WITH NEW ONE.

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