SDR 95ZZZX4080

Service difficulty report · Pump · Hwksly HS125600A

Difficulty date
April 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N500R
Make and model
Hwksly HS125600A
Aircraft serial
256068
Part
Pump
Part number
65WE010305
Condition
Bushing Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Hyd
Part time
410 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC PUMPS REMOVED TO COMPLY WITH 150-HR INSPECTION UNDER SUPPLEMENT 'F'. THESE PUMPS WERE POST-MODIFICATION 253202 WITH A PLASTIC BUSHING INSERT IN THE PUMP END. REMOVED THE DRIVE SHAFTS TO INSPECT THE BUSHING INSERTS. ON THE NR 1 HYDRUAULIC PUMP, DISCOVERED THE INSERT WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND BEING HELD IN PLACE ONLY BY THE INTERNAL SPLINE OF THE PUMP. NR 2 PUMP HAD THE INSERT BADLY WORN, BUT STILL IN ONE PIECE. AN INSPECTION OF THE INTERNAL SPLINES OF NR 2 PUMP REVEALED THEY WERE WORN ALMOST TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. NR 1 PUMP'S INTERNAL SPLINES WERE OK. REPLACED NR 2 PUMP WITH A PRE-MOD 253202 AND INSTALLED NEW INSERT IN NR 1 PUMP. HYD SYS SERVICED, GRD RAN, A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.