Service difficulty report · Belt · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
June 25, 2004
Submitted
October 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N955TV
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3246
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D
Part
Belt
Part number
060018
Part serial
041804
Condition
Broken
Location
Air Cond
Part time
36 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, PILOT HAD INFLIGHT HYDRAULIC FAILURE, UPON EXECUTING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE PROCEDURES, NOTICE AIR CONDITIONING SYS OUTPUT AIR BECAME WARM. THE AC WAS LANDED AT CLOSEST AIRPORT, SAFELY AND W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSP OF HYDRAULIC AND AIR COND SYSTEM, THE SYSTEM DRIVE BELTS WERE RECOVERED. AIR COND BELT CAME APART AT SEAM WHERE TWO ENDS CAME TOGETHER. WHICH COULD POSSIBLY WHIPPED AROUND AND ENGAGED HYD BELT CAUSING IT TO BREAK, DISCONTINUING DRIVE OF HYD PUMP AND HYD SYSTEM FAILURE. NEW TYPE DRIVE BELT ON HYD PUMP HAS BEEN INSTALLED (THICKER AND MORE DURABLE BELT) AND PULLEY SYST. (WP07200413792)