Service difficulty report · Hmu · Urocop EC135T2

Difficulty date
May 19, 2014
Submitted
May 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912NH
Make and model
Urocop EC135T2
Aircraft serial
0281
Aircraft time
5,929 hours, 16,844 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2B2
Engine time
5,761 hours, 4,882 cycles
Part
Hmu
Part number
0319850190
Part serial
748B
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, FUEL WAS DISCOVERED LEAKING FROM A DRAIN COMING FROM THE NR 2 ENG DECK. TROUBLE SHOT THE LEAK, THE FUEL ADJUSTED PUMP & METERING VLV, HMU, WAS LEAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 DROPS PER MINUTE DURING A GND RUN. UPON SHUTDOWN FROM THE GND RUN, THE HMU WAS SPRAYING OUT THE SIDE OF THE HMU HOUSING THROUGH 3 OR 4 PIN HOLES ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSING. THE HMU HAS BEEN REPLACED & THE ACFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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