Service difficulty report · Pump · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
March 19, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
9,456 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Part
Pump
Part number
704A34310006
Condition
Failed
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER SUCCESSFUL GROUND TEST OF ACCUMULATORS AT 70 PERCENT NG, AND ENGINE BROUGHT UP TO FLIGHT IDLE, HORN AND LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LOSS BOOSTED CONTROL WAS NOTED BY FLIGHT CREW. ACFT SHUTDOWN. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOUND HYD PUMP UNABLE TO PRODUCE PRESSURE. UPON DISMANTLING PUMP, DRIVE GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM SHAFT, WITH 2 BROKEN TEETH AND DRIVEN GEAR HAD 1 BROKEN TOOTH. ALL 3 GEARS FOUND IN PUMP AND NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE NOTED. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND ON CHIP DETECTOR, SCREEN OR FILTER. HYD FLUID FLUSHED CLEANED FILTER AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC PUMP WITH SERVICEABLE PUMP. THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR INDICATOR OF IMPENDING FAILURE OF THE PUMP. NO FURTHER PROBLEM FOUND POST RUN AND SUCCESSFUL TEST FLIGHT.