Service difficulty report · Pulley · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
September 8, 2018
Submitted
September 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350FS
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
27238
Aircraft time
20,579 hours, 29,279 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
15,936 hours, 31,105 cycles
Part
Pulley
Condition
Seized
Location
Ac System
Part time
1,183 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A LOSS OF HYDRAULICS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BOULDER CITY TO PERFORM RUN ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION FOUND AIR CONDITIONER PULLEY SEIZED AND MELTED AIR CONDITIONING BELT WHICH BROKE IN FLIGHT AND DESTROYED HYDRAULIC PUMP POLY V BELT. A/C COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW COMPRESSOR. HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS INSPECTED AND BELT REPLACED WITH NEW BELT.