SDR 98ZZZX2778

Service difficulty report · Pump · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
July 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1107T
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
210898D
Part
Pump
Condition
Failed
Location
M/R Transmission
Part time
7,219 hours
Component
369D25100505
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

PRE-FLIGHT INSP FND XMSN FLUID FULL. AFTER START AND SPOOL UP THRU 70 PERCENT NR, PILOT NOTICED XMSN CHIPS LIGHT. PILOT SHUT DOWN, FND FUZZ AND FERROUS FLAKES ON CHIP PLUGS. CLEANED AND RE-INSTALLED. UPON RE-START, XMSN CHIPS LIGHT. FLUID LEVEL FOUND AT ADD MARK. INVEST REVEALED M/R XMSN SCAVENGE PUMP P/N 269A5266E HAD DECOUPLED DUE TO PUMP INPUT SHAFT P/N 11176 AND DRIVE ADAPTER P/N 3690251215 STRIPPING. PUMP COVER RETAINER PIN P/N MS16555-601 WAS SHEARED AS WAS DRIVE KEY P/N MS20068-49. NO DEBRIS FND JAMMING PUMP ASSY. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, NO DEBRIS FND ON CHIP PLUGS OR XMSN OIL FILTER DURING MX. PUMP INPUT SHAFT AND/OR DRIVE PLUG ADAPTER POSSIBLY IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT (HARDNESS). 945.4 HRS TO TBO.