Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Urocop EC135P2

Difficulty date
September 5, 2012
Submitted
September 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919WM
Make and model
Urocop EC135P2
Aircraft serial
0329
Aircraft time
5,887 hours, 19,875 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Engine time
5,161 hours, 5,670 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Part number
T950814
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
5,161 hours, 5,670 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT,THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED PUFFS AND STREAMS OF WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM NR 1 ENGINE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE BASE AND CONTACTED MX. INSPECTED AND FOUND THE OIL DRAIN LINE IN THE AFT OF THE NR 1 ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CRACKED ALLOWING OIL TO BE VENTED THROUGH THE EXHAUST CAUSING WHITE SMOKE. HE REPLACED THE DRAIN LINE, AND PERFORMED A FLIGHT TEST. NO OTHER DESCREPANCIES NOTED.

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