Service difficulty report · Hose · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
March 8, 2004
Submitted
May 5, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955TV
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3246
Part
Hose
Part number
704A34412038
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER START, WHILE AT FLIGHT IDLE, PRIOR TO TAKE OFF, THE PILOT RECEIVED THE HYD LIGHT ON THE WARNING PANEL. PILOT SHUT DOWN AC WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SMALL PIN HOLE SIZE LEAK HAD DEVELOPED IN THE PRESSURE LINE FROM THE HYD PUMP TO THE REGULATING UNIT, ALLOWING ALL THE FLUID OF HYD SYSTEM TO BE DISCHARGED THROUGH THIS LEAK AND GIVING THE PILOT HYD SYSTEM FAILURE AND LIGHT.