Service difficulty report · Bearing · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
October 26, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft time
10,905 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Bearing
Part number
704A33651269
Condition
Rough
Location
Hyd Pump Drive
Part time
513 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) AT AIRFRAME HRS 10363.6, PUMP SUPPORT ASSY WAS INSTALLED TO UPGRADE THE ACFT TO POST MOD 079568 STATUS. PRIOR TO INSTALLATION THE BEARING WAS INSPECTED AND GREASED TO ENSURE IT WAS FIT FOR SERVICE. NOTED THAT DURING THE TACTILE CHECK IT FELT ROUGH. THE BEARING HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN SENT TO FOR EVALUATION. WE ARE AWAITING THE FINAL ANALYSIS FROM FRANCE ON THE BEARING. NOTE THE BEARING HAD NOT BEEN GREASED DURING THE 513.4 HRS IAW THE MSM. A SMALL AMOUNT OF GREASE WAS NOTED ON THE DECK DURING THE FIRST 20 HRS OF SERVICE I WOULD CONSIDER THIS NORMAL.