Service difficulty report · Vent Line · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 13, 2021
Submitted
December 14, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53483
Aircraft time
9,455 hours, 24,242 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
3,869 hours, 10,867 cycles
Part
Vent Line
Part number
70061J300W360A
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel System
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

CREW NOTICED FUEL SMELL IN COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND FUEL CAP WAS RESEATED AND SMELL COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED ON NEXT RUN. THEN AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY WITH NO FUEL SMELL IN FLIGHT, BUT DURING OTHER MAINTENANCE THE FUEL VENT LINES WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. P/N: 70-061J300W360A & 70-061L000T826A. AMC SDR CONTROL ID # QMLA2021121420065.

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