What was found
MAIN HYD SYS PUMP DRIVE ASSEMBLY, BEARING SEIZED & CAUSED THE DRIVE BELT TO OVERHEAT, THEN FAIL.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 2015
- Submitted
- March 30, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N854MB
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft serial
- 7474
- Aircraft time
- 930 hours, 1,996 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2913 · Hydraulic Pump (Electric/Engine), Main
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- 704A33651243
- Part serial
- 1319799
- Condition
- Seized
- Location
- Hydraulic Pump
- Part time
- 474 hours
- Component
- Hyd Pump Drive · Snias
- Component part number
- 350A35013200
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J, B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.