What was found
PREFLIGHT AIRWORTHINESS CHECKS REVEALED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE AIRFRAME FUEL FILTER BYPASS BUTTON, RED BUTTON USED TO CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATION ON CAUTION PANEL, LOCATED ON TOP OF FILTER ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- September 22, 2014
- Submitted
- September 23, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N224AM
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 54070
- Aircraft time
- 873 hours, 2,974 cycles
- Engine time
- 1,032 hours, 2,363 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2821 · Aircraft Fuel Filter/Strainer
- Part
- Fuel Filter
- Part number
- 1743640222366621
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel System
- 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.