Service difficulty report · Pump · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 13, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
234 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Pump
Part number
350A35020172
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT NOTICED STRANGE NOISE IN FLIGHT. UPON LANDING, CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION OF NOISE WHILE AC REMAINED RUNNING. NOISE DETERMINED TO BE COMING FROM HYD DRIVE AREA. AC WAS SHUTDOWN, PART REMOVED. DRIVEN PULLEY OF HYD SYS WAS FOUND TO HAVE ITS BEARING INNER RACE SPINNING ON PULLEY SHAFT. CAUSED SIGNIFICANT WEAR ON SHAFT, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED BEARING TO BE LOOSE ON SHAFT, RESULTING IN NOISE DURING OPERATION. HAD THIS CONDITION PERSISTED, HYD SYS FAILURE WOULD HAVE OCCURRED FORCING EMERGENCY LANDING. BEARING CONDITION WAS NORMAL, WITH NO ROUGHNESS OR BINDING FELT. SUSPECT UNDERSIZE BEARING INNER RACE OR PULLEY SHAFT, ALLOWING RACE TO SPIN ON SHAFT. PART REMOVED AND REPLACED, AC BACK IN SERVICE.