Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 12, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
2,156 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
MA12401
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
1,395 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER START, HYD LIGHT STAYS ON, BUT HYD PRESSURE SEEMS NORMAL TO THE PILOT WHEN MOVING FLIGHT CONTROLS ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT CYCLES HYD CUTOFF AND HYD TEST SWITCHES, WITH NO CHANGE. THE ENGINE IS SHUTDOWN, ROTOR STOPPED, PRESSURE DECREASED TO ZERO, AND A SECOND START IS PERFORMED WITH SAME RESULT. HYD PRESSURE SWITCH IS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE. A START IS CARRIED OUT, LIGHT GOES OFF NORMALLY AT ABOUT NR = 200, AND 30 BARS ON HYD TEST GAUGE, SATISFACTORY. PRESSURE REGULATES NORMALLY AROUND 41 BARS. HYD TESTS PERFORMED BY THE PILOT AND FOUND OK. LEAK CHECK OK. ACFT RELEASED.