What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: after conducting an external load operation at the tanfaran shopping mall in san bruno the pilot was heading back to his base of operations in san jose, CA. Shortly after starting back for home, a low hydraulic pressure warning sounded and the warning light illuminated. The closest airport was sfo and the pilot declared an emergency and received clearance to sfo. The aircraft landed on a txiway near signature aviation without incident. The emergency equipment departed and an inspection revealed that the hydraulic pump belt had broken. A mechanic from aris helicopter, william pratt #002063560, replaced the broken belt and the aircraft was returned to service. Pmi for aris notified.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AFTER CONDUCTING AN EXTERNAL LOAD OPERATION AT THE TANFARAN SHOPPING MALL IN SAN BRUNO THE PILOT WAS HEADING BACK TO HIS BASE OF OPERATIONS IN SAN JOSE, CA. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING BACK FOR HOME, A LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WARNING SOUNDED AND THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CLOSEST AIRPORT WAS SFO AND THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO SFO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A TXIWAY NEAR SIGNATURE AVIATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT DEPARTED AND AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP BELT HAD BROKEN. A MECHANIC FROM ARIS HELICOPTER, WILLIAM PRATT #002063560, REPLACED THE BROKEN BELT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. PMI FOR ARIS NOTIFIED.
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