Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
January 2, 2003
Submitted
June 6, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3893U
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51020
Engine
Allsn 250C30
Part
Scavenge Pump
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Gearbox
Part time
5,989 hours
Component
Gearbox
Component part number
23039755
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING BUCKET SLING TRAINING, AIRCRAFT STARTED SMOKING. PILOT PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND OVERTORQUED AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND DISPATCHED TO RETRIEVE AIRCRAFT FROM LOCATION. AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE NR 8 SCAVENGE PUMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. GEARBOX WAS REPLACED AND OVERTORQUE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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