Service difficulty report · Pump · Hughes 369E

Difficulty date
May 31, 2015
Submitted
June 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508PH
Make and model
Hughes 369E
Aircraft serial
0182E
Aircraft time
7,005 hours, 3,471 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Engine time
23,968 hours, 21,567 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
369D25167D
Part serial
0944
Condition
Failed
Location
Mr Transmission
Component
Mr Transmission
Component part number
369D25100505
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 PRESS LIGHT ELIMINATED. AN UNSCHEDULED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOLLOWED MM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES & FOUND THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FAULTY. REPLACED THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION PUMP WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.

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