Service difficulty report · Pump · Helio H395

Difficulty date
August 13, 2025
Submitted
August 14, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N87763
Make and model
Helio H395
Aircraft serial
558
Aircraft time
4,189 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
AA3216CW
Part serial
198424
Condition
Seized
Location
Zone 400
Part time
48 hours
Component part number
AA3216CW
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THIS WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT. DURING A GO-AROUND, ON CLIMB OUT, THE PILOTS NOTICED THAT THE VACUUM GAGE READ 0 AND THAT THEIR TWO GYRO INSTRUMENTS WERE NO LONGER WORKING. THEY PROCEEDED AROUND THE PATTERN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE REMOVED PUMP HAD A SHEARED DRIVE COUPLING. WHEN THE VACUUM PORT FITTINGS WERE REMOVED, SMALL PIECES OF THE PUMP VANES CAME OUT. PUMP WAS INSTALLED ON MAY 15, 2025 AND FAILED AFTER 47.9 HOURS IN SERVICE. TEMPEST PUMP P/N AA3216CW

More about the Helio H-395