Service difficulty report · Pump · Bell 206L1

Difficulty date
June 29, 2016
Submitted
June 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N53AE
Make and model
Bell 206L1
Aircraft serial
45300
Aircraft time
31,218 hours, 71,266 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
206076030117
Part serial
K0527
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE AT VARIOUS PITCHES COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN MAINTENANCE ARRIVED TO INSPECT ACFT THEY FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID COVERING THE DECK FROM THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AFT AND THE HYDRAULIC FLUID RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AS IT SHOWED SIGNS OF HAVING LEAKED ALL HYDRAULIC OIL.

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