Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 15, 2016
Submitted
July 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900NM
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
4085
Aircraft time
4,479 hours, 15,786 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
3,420 hours, 8,291 cycles
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
704A34620045
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
Part time
109 hours, 392 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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

DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT NOTICED THE FUEL FILTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TOOK PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES AND LANDED THE HELICOPTER. THE MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND ARRIVED AT THE ACFT LOCATION TO TROUBLESHOOT. NOTICED THAT THE FILTER HAD A LITTLE SEDIMENT IN THE FUEL BOWL, CLEANED THE BOWL AND INSTALLED NEW FILTER ELEMENT AND O-RINGS. THEN PERFORMED A LEAK TIGHTNESS CHECK ON A GROUND RUN WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.