Service difficulty report · Pump · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
May 31, 2015
Submitted
July 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508PH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0182E
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Pump
Part number
369D25167D
Part serial
0944
Condition
Failed
Location
Xmsn Oil
Part time
1,508 hours
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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN UNSCHEDULED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOLLOWED HELICOPTER MM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES AND FOUND THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FAULTY. REPLACED THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION PUMP WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE.

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