Service difficulty report · Seal · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 3, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
18,278 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Seal
Condition
Rotated
Location
Hyd Pump Bearing
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

UPON REPLACEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY REJECTED NEW BEARING, TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT NEWLY INSTALLED BEARING EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM I.E... THE GREASE SEAL ROTATED WITH BEARING INNER RACE. BEARING REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SERVICEABLE PART.