Service difficulty report · Filter · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 22, 2009
Submitted
December 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53360
Aircraft time
5,934 hours, 12,182 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Afs Barrier
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ACFT DEPARTED PAD, A BURNING OIL ODOR AND HAZE NOTED IN CABIN. CABIN HEATER WAS TURNED OFF AND ODOR AND HAZE DISSIPATED. ACFT RETURNED TO PAD. UPON INSP BY MECHANIC, IS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AFS BARRIER FILTER WAS PROBABLY OVER SERVICED WITH OIL WHEN REPLACED THE DAY PREVIOUS TO THE FLIGHT AND RESIDUAL EXCESS OIL ENTERED ENG COMPRESSOR AND HENCE INTO CABIN BLEED AIR HEATING SYS. FILTER ELEMENT WAS BLOWN OUT AND DRAINED FURTHER. SUBSEQUENT RUNS RESULTED IN NO FURTHER OIL SMELLS OR HAZE.

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