Service difficulty report · Fuel Filter · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 26, 2020
Submitted
September 30, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408GA
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53392
Aircraft time
14,314 hours, 31,930 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
3,600 hours, 8,038 cycles
Part
Fuel Filter
Part number
222366621105
Part serial
00075
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Part time
4 hours, 4 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL FILTER ASSY DEVELOPED A LEAK. WAS CHANGED OUT THEN THE SERVICEABLE ONE INSTALLED. OPS CHECK GOOD FOR MAINTENANCE, BUT THE NEXT DAY ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT THE FILTER "BYPASS" WARNING LIGHT BUTTON ON THE ASSY WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. PART WAS CHANGED AGAIN AND IS NOW OPERATING CORRECTLY AND NOT LEAKING.

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