Service difficulty report · Connector · Bell 407

Difficulty date
February 12, 2022
Submitted
February 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404LL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53446
Aircraft time
9,130 hours, 24,833 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Engine time
3,495 hours, 8,571 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
301022
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT FULL COMM FAILURE. PILOT WAS APPROACHING CLASS B AIRSPACE WITH PATIENT ONBOARD. HE MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT KBVU AND CALLED FOR RESCUE HELICOPTER TO TRANSPORT PATIENT. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM FOUND CONNECTOR HAD SPUN AND BROKE 1 CONNECTION ON BACK OF JACK. RESOLDERED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE

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