Service difficulty report · Hose · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 18, 2019
Submitted
December 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N773AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53360
Aircraft time
9,977 hours, 22,171 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
6,384 hours, 14,168 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
407062002101
Part serial
000000
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Vent
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL SMELL IN CABIN DURING FLIGHT. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A STEAL BRAIDED HOSE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING DURING A PRESSURE TEST OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. *** THIS AIRCRAFT REMAINS OOS AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION AWAITING THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS HOSE ASSEMBLY. ***

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