Service difficulty report · Pulley · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 29, 2002
Submitted
August 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5204X
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3099
Aircraft time
986 hours
Part
Pulley
Part number
350A35101820
Part serial
NA
Condition
Scored
Location
M/R Gearbox
Part time
986 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION. WHILE INSPECTING THE MAIN GEAR BOX COUPLING THAT DRIVES THE HYDRAULIC PUMP VIA A BELT AND PULLEY, THE PULLEY SURFACE WHERE THE BELT CONTACTS IT WAS FOUND TO BE UNUSUALLY ROUGH. THE BELT WAS ALSO INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE AN ABNORMAL TEXTURE. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT DIRT AND DEBRIS MAY HAVE GOTTEN ON THE BELT AND DAMAGED THE PULLEY SURFACE. REPLACED PULLEY AND BELT.