Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
April 7, 2011
Submitted
April 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N123LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4115
Aircraft time
1,338 hours, 4,794 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
1,195 hours, 3,539 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
9681501003
Condition
Missing
Location
Oil Filter Base
Part time
1,195 hours, 3,539 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

INTALLED REPAIRED ENGINE ON AIRFRAME AND WERE DOING GROUND CHECKS AND HAD A LEAK BETWEEN THE MO1 HSG AND THE OIL FILTER BASE. REMOVED OIL FILTER BASE FOR MO1 HSG AND FOUND 2 SMALL O-RINGS MISSING. REPLACED ALL OF THE O-RINGS IN THE OIL FILTER BASE AND INSTALLED OIL FILTER BASE ON THE MO1 HSG AND GROUND RAN ACFT. NO LEAKS AT THIS TIME.