Service difficulty report · Shaft · Aerosp AS355*

Difficulty date
January 23, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp AS355*
Aircraft time
1,203 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS1A
Part
Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Gearbox
Part time
1,201 hours
Component
Gearbox · Urocop
Component part number
355A320211
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS GEAR SHAFT IS SPLINE INSIDE THE LT INTERMEDIATE GEAR OF THE COMBINING GEARBOX AND IS USED TO DRIVE THE LT HYDRAULIC PUMP. DURING A GROUND RUN FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE THE PILOT NOTICED THE HYD 1 LIGHT REMAINING ON. UPON REMOVAL OF THENR 1 LT HYDRAULIC PUMP, THE END OF THE SHAFT, COUPLING JOINING THE GEAR SHAFT TO THE HYDRAULIC PUMP, CAME OUT WITH THE HYD PUMP. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: THE HYD PUMP REMOVED APPEARS TO BE SLIGHTLY MORE DIFFICULT TO ROTATE BY HAND THEN A NEW ONE. OBSERVATION: UPON FURTHER INSPECTION BASED ON THE GRAIN OR ANTI-CORROSION TREATMENT, IT APPEARS THE SHAFT HAS TWISTED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE RT SIDE OF THIS ACFT BACK IN NOVEMBER 2013.