Service difficulty report · Spline · Bell 407

Difficulty date
November 10, 2012
Submitted
November 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N499AE
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53367
Aircraft time
4,457 hours, 14,585 cycles
Part
Spline
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Pump
Component
Pump
Component part number
407012101115
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, HYD CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED WITH IN 10-15 SECONDS A COMPLETE LOSS OF HYD PRESSURE. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE UNABLE TO RESTORE HYD PRESSURE. LANDED AS SOON AS PRATICAL. MX REMOVED THE HYD PUMP BUT FOUND THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP SPLINES HAD FAILED. DUE TO THE FACT THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP HAD FAILED, IS A DIRECT RESULT OF WHY THE HYD PUMP WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE PRESSURE SINCE THE HYD PUMP IS DRIVEN BY THE TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP.

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