What was found
(CAN) BELT BROKE IN FLIGHT CAUSING LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER. BELT HAD OVERHEATED AND FAILED. HYDRAULIC PUMP AND ROTOR BRAKE SHIMMING WERE WITHIN LIMITS.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Belt
- Part number
- 704A33690004
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Hydraulic Pump
- Part time
- 23 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.