No.

2506-I-29

Information Notice
SUBJECT: HYDRAULIC POWER

Hydraulic pressure hoses (POST MOD 074239) - Cases of leaks

Resolution

For the attention of

AIRCRAFT Version(s)
CONCERNED Civil Military
AS350 B, BA, BB, B1, B2, B3, D L1
AS550 A2, C2, C3, U2
AS355 E, F, F1, F2, N, NP
AS555 AF, AN, SN, UF, UN

The purpose of Revision 4 of this Information Notice is to correct an error in the Part Number of the POST
MOD 074686 pressure hose of the tail rotor servo-control of AS350/AS550 helicopters. This Part Number is
specified in the summary table given for information purposes. Please read 704A34412272 instead
of 704A4412272.

The purpose of revision 3 of this Information Notice is to inform that POST MOD 074686 and POST MOD 074733
hydraulic pressure hoses are available as spare parts.

Modification MOD 074239 consists in installing Teflon/stainless steel hoses in place of the former polyamide hoses
which must be replaced every 5000 FH // 6Y. These hoses are fitted to:
- the complete hydraulic power system on all AS350 and AS550 helicopter versions with single hydraulic
power system,
- the tail rotor servo-control and load compensator for AS350 and AS550 helicopters with double hydraulic
power system,
- the optional ground connection on AS350, AS550, AS355 and AS555 helicopters,
- the RH hydraulic system of AS355 and AS555 helicopters.
These new Teflon/stainless steel hoses (POST MOD 074239) are no longer subject to an operating time limitation
and are interchangeable and mixable with the former hoses.

Immediately after having put them into service at the customer’s site, cases of leaks on these pressure hoses were
reported. The investigations conducted made it possible to identify the causes of the leaks, and the main cause is
that the hoses can charge with static electricity through a tribo-electrical phenomenon (image 2 - Figure 1) and
discharge in the stainless steel braid when its potential has reached the Teflon tube’s insulating limit
(image 3 - Figure 1). This discharge can create a micro-perforation, leading to the leaking of hydraulic fluid
(images 4 & 5 - Figure 1).

Airbus Helicopters has therefore implemented the industrialization of new pressure hoses through modification
MOD 074686 for AS350, AS550, AS355 and AS555 helicopters, and through modification MOD 074733 for the
optional ground connection. These hoses are completely interchangeable and mixable with all the previous
definitions.

All the POST MOD 074686 and POST MOD 074733 hydraulic pressure hoses are now available as spare parts.

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Figure 1: Representative diagram of the electrostatic phenomenon in PTFE hoses

For reference, the table below summarizes the hose Part Numbers according to the modification:

POST MOD 074686

PRE MOD 074239 POST MOD 074239
& MOD 074733 Designation
POLYAMIDE PTFE
PTFE

704A344120.20 704A34412251 704A34412272 Tail servo pressure

704A344120.21 704A34412252 / Tail servo return

Yaw AS350 Tail servo pressure

704A344120.46 704A34412260 704A34412240
Load comp.

Tail servo return

704A344120.47 704A34412261 /
Load comp.
FWD and LH servo
704A344120.33 704A34412253 704A34412241
pressure
704A344120.34 704A34412254 704A34412241 RH servo pressure
FWD and RH servo
704A344120.35 704A34412255 704A34412255
MGB AS350 retrun (metal proj.)

704A344120.36 704A34412256 / LH servo return

Regulation
704A344120.37 704A34412271 704A34412242
pressure
704A344120.38 704A34412257 704A34412235 Pump pressure
Ground connection
704A344121.44 704A34412268 704A34412268
suction
Hydraulic system
Between ground
704A344121.45 704A34412269 704A34412279 connection and
Optional ground
pump outlet
connection
Pressure
AS350
Hydraulic system
Between ground
704A344121.46 704A34412270 704A34412273 connection and
ground brake unit
Pressure

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POST MOD 074686

PRE MOD 074239 POST MOD 074239
& MOD 074733 Designation
POLYAMIDE PTFE
PTFE

FWD and LH servo

704A344120.33 704A34412253 704A34412241
pressure
FWD and RH servo
704A344120.35 704A34412255 /
return
MGB AS355
RH system 704A344120.43 704A34412265 704A34412277 Pump discharge

704A344120.44 704A34412267 704A34412276 RH servo pressure

704A344120.45 704A34412259 / RH servo return

Tail servo pressure
(between ground
704A344120.46 704A34412260 704A34412240 brake unit and
transmission deck)
+ Load comp.
Tail servo return
(between ground
Yaw AS355 704A344120.47 704A34412261 / brake unit and
transmission deck)
+ Load comp.
704A344120.48 704A34412262 704A34412275 Tail servo pressure

704A344120.49 704A34412258 / Tail servo return

Ground connection
704A34412141 704A34412263 /
suction
Hydraulic system
Between ground
704A34412142 704A34412264 704A34412278 connection and
Optional ground
pump
connection
Pressure
AS355
Hydraulic system
Between ground
704A34412143 704A34412266 704A34412274 connection and
ground brake unit
Pressure

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