Service difficulty report · Coax · Bell 407

Difficulty date
August 2, 2021
Submitted
August 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407VV
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53476
Aircraft time
11,123 hours, 27,594 cycles
Part
Coax
Condition
Chafed
Location
Antenna
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, LOUD HUMMING SOUND COULD BE HEARD IN CABIN AREA. FLIGHT WAS ABORTED AND RETURNED TO CTNAZ. DURING APPROACH FROM BASE TO FINAL, THE HUMMING SOUND STOPPED. INVESTAGATION REVEALED THAT NEWLY INSTALLED HONEYWELL CONNECT TRACKER STC SR00812DE ANTENNA COAXES WERE CHAFFING ON THE INNER LEFT SIDE OF THE OIL COOLER COWLING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CLAMPS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE COAXES ROUTED OVER THE OIL TANK AS SHOWN ON DRAWING CW0620-1074, SHEET 2 OF 5, WERE NOT INSTALLED. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY INSTALLING CLAMPS AS SHOWN ON DRAWING. PERFORMED MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT, HUMMING NOISE WAS NOT DUPLICATED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE.

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