Service difficulty report · Fuel Nozzle · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 11, 2014
Submitted
December 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408SH
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
54467
Aircraft time
214 hours, 630 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
214 hours, 630 cycles
Part
Fuel Nozzle
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING STARTUP, THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO IDLE IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE. THE MEDICAL CREW SAW SMOKE EXITING THE EXHAUST. THE PILOT TURNED TO LOOK AT THE AFT END OF ACFT & LOOKED BACK AT GAUGES TO NOTICE THAT THE ENG INSTRUMENTS HAD AGREED WITH HIS VISUAL CONFIRMATION OF AN ENG SHUTDOWN. REMOVED, CLEANED, INSPECTED & REINSTALLED FUEL NOZZLES IAW TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE & PERFORMED FUEL BOOST PUMP OPERATION GND RUN FOR FUEL SYS AIR INTAKE ISSUES & FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. ACFT FOUND TO BE IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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