Service difficulty report · Duct · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 26, 2020
Submitted
May 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53144
Aircraft time
10,455 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Engine time
2,780 hours
Part
Duct
Part number
407063005101
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, CREW AND PATIENT COMPLAINED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING SYMPTOMS INCLUDING LIGHT HEADEDNESS, SLEEPINESS AND HEADACHE. HEATER WAS IN OFF POSITION, BOTH SWITCHES, BUT HEAT AND FUMES WERE COMING FROM HEATER VENT IN AFT COMPARTMENT OF AIRCRAFT. RECYCLED HEATER, PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. OPENED WINDOWS TO VENT AIRCRAFT AND DIVERTED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AS FOLLOWS: THE DUCT ASSY LOCATED ON TOP OF THE COMPRESSOR ASSY WAS FOUND LOOSE TO THE COMPRESSOR ASSY AND REPLACED A GASKET ON THE ENGINE OIL FILTER HOUSING THAT APPEARED TO BE SEEPING. OPS, LEAK CHECK, AND HEATER OPERATION CHECK WAS GOOD WITH NO SMELL OR LEAKS FOUND.

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