Service difficulty report · Bearing · Urocop EC130T2

Difficulty date
May 16, 2017
Submitted
May 18, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
H44R404H
Helicopter Flight Services Inc
Aircraft
N132TD
Make and model
Urocop EC130T2
Aircraft serial
7883
Aircraft time
2,763 hours, 12,560 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2D
Engine time
2,763 hours, 4,032 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
594976
Part serial
NA
Condition
Seized
Location
Pulley
Part time
2,164 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SMELLED AND SAW LIGHT SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT WHILE INBOUND. ASSUMED ELECTRICAL FIRE, SWITCHED BATTERY TO EMER SHED AND NOTICED SMOKE STOPPED. DID NOT NOTICE A LIGHT ON THE CWP BEFORE EMER SHED. LANDED AND SHUTDOWN. A WALKAROUND SHOWED NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED. A RESTART WITH MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL SHOWED A HYD 2 LIGHT ON THE CWP AT IDLE. AFTER SHUTDOWN, A BROKEN RT HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVE BELT WAS CONFIRMED DUE TO A SEIZED HYDRAULIC PUMP. IT IS ASSUMED THAT SMOKE FROM THE FAILED BELT ENTERED THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN FLIGHT FORCING THE SMOKE INTO THE COCKPIT. THE PUMP DID NOT FAIL THE PULLEY BEARING SEIZED CAUSING THE DRIVE BELT TO OVER HEAT AND BREAK.

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