Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 8, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft time
2,405 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
704A37721118
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Sys
Part time
109 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH FOUND LEAKING ON NR 2 HYD SYSTEM. PRESSURE SWITCH REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT. AFTER 83.1 HOURS OF OPERATION, REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AGAIN. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT. THE SECOND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AFTER 108.9 HOURS. A 3RD UNIT HAS BEEN ORDERED. THE LEAKS ARE MINOR BUT ALL SWITCHES APPEAR TO BE LEAKING AT OR AROUND SWAGE OF THE SWITCH BODY AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR. A PRESSURE TEST ON THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS HAS BEEN PERFORMED AND FOUND NR 1 SYS OPERATING AT 495 PSI AND NR 2 SYS AT 500 PSI BOTH ARE WITHIN MFG SPECIFICATIONS. THE ORIGINAL PRESSURE SWITCH HAD 1770.8 HOURS ON IT PRIOR TO BEING REPLACED.