Service difficulty report · Hmu · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
May 26, 2011
Submitted
May 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911EF
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0382
Aircraft time
3,172 hours, 10,263 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
2,826 hours, 2,438 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
0319850150
Part serial
713B
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
1,252 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT, THE PILOT REFUELED THE ACFT. WHEN FUELING WAS DONE THE PILOT RETURNED THE FUELING NOZZLE TO THE TANK. WALKING BACK TO THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT THEN NOTICED FLUID UNDERNEATH THE ACFT. THE MECHANIC WAS CALLED IN AND UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HMU UNIT ON THE NR2 ENGINE WAS LEAKING FROM A SEAL THAT WAS BEYOND THE MECHANICS MX LEVEL. THE HMU UNIT WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED.

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