Service difficulty report · Line · Urocop EC155B

Difficulty date
December 23, 2020
Submitted
December 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911UF
Make and model
Urocop EC155B
Aircraft serial
6983
Aircraft time
2,786 hours, 8,207 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
704A34413466
Condition
Chafed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
2,786 hours, 8,207 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

DURING PILOT TRAINING THE NR 1 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INDICATION ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. THE LOW HYDRAULIC WARNING INDICATION ILLUMINATED AND APROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER THE HYDRAULIC SERVO LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND DISCOVERED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE TO BE CHAFFED AND LEAKING. HYDRAULIC PUMP WILL BE REPLACED DUE TO RUNNING DRY, AS WELL AS, THE PUMP PRESSURE AND RETURN LINES. DURING THE INSPECTION AS TO THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER INSIDE PORTION OF AN ADEL CLAMP HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF CHAFFING THE PRESSURE LINE AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE.

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