Service difficulty report · Line · Bell 412

Difficulty date
October 4, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405LN
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
33025
Part
Line
Part number
212076153001
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RECEIVED A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT WITH AN ASSOCIATED HYD CAUTION LIGHT. NR 2 HYD PRESSURE GAUGE INDICATED 0 PRESSURE. REFERRED TO CHECKLIST AND MANEUVERED ACFT FOR LANDING. AFTER COMPLETING ALL IMMEDIATE ACTION AND CHECKLIST STEPS, WEATHER, TERRAIN AND DISTANCE TO NEAREST FACILITY CONSIDERED, WE PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND NOTIFIED MX AND MANAGEMENT. MX WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT A HYDRAULIC LINE ASSY HAD A SLOW LEAK, DEPLETING HYD SYSTEM TO APPROXIMATELY 3/4 QUART. SYSTEM FELL OFFLINE. TORQUED LINE ASSY AND RESERVICED SYS. GROUND RUN FOR 30 MINUTES, OPS CHECKED & LEAK CHECKED, FOUND SERVICEABLE.

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