Service difficulty report · Pump · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 13, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420GA
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54066
Aircraft time
699 hours, 1,528 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
699 hours, 1,266 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
1341503D4
Part serial
JGALP2437
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel System
Part time
699 hours, 1,266 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON POST FLIGHT, NOTICE FUEL ODOR, OPEN ENIGNE COWLING NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM HMU ASSY. THERE ARE TWO CRACKS ON FUEL PUMP HOUSING. LOCATED THE 5:00 IS 1.5 " IN LENGTH ON THE IN SERVICE PORT LOCATED AT THE 6:00 RT ABOVE THE DRAIN PORT LENGTH IS 1.0".

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