Service difficulty report · Connector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
July 15, 2014
Submitted
July 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AM
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54392
Aircraft time
306 hours, 635 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
306 hours, 635 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Saturated
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE MGMT. MISCOMP AMBER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON START UP. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY ABORTED THE START & CALLED THE MECHANIC. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO DISCONNECT THE FADEC & ENG WIRE HARNESSES ON FWD FIREWALL & ENG PAN AREA ON RT SIDE & CHECK FOR MOISTURE. PROOF OF MOISTURE INTRUSION WAS EVIDENT. SHOP AIR WAS USED TO LIGHTLY BLOW AWAY MOISTURE THEN CONTACT CLEANER & THE STABILANT 22 WAS REAPPLIED. CONNECTORS WERE RECONNECTED & GND RUN PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THIS ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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