Service difficulty report · Bearing Race · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
October 14, 2012
Submitted
October 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
4396
Aircraft time
4,887 hours, 11,005 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
4,898 hours, 5,299 cycles
Part
Bearing Race
Part number
593733
Part serial
A7236
Condition
Worn
Location
Pulley Bracket
Part time
1,086 hours, 2,030 cycles
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

HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO BASE. DURING INSPECTION, DETERMINED THE DRIVE BELT HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE HYRAULIC PUMP DRIVE PULLEY. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A LOSS OF INTERFERENCE FIT BETWEEN THE PULLY AND THE PULLEY'S BEARING INNER RACE WHICH ALLOWED THE PULLY TO OPERATE WITHOUT BEARING ACTION. DRIVE PULLY TO BEARING INNER RACE CIRCLIP CAME UNDONE ALLOWING ENOUGH PLAY IN THE ASSY THAT THE PULLEY WOBBLED ENOUGH TO THROW THE BELT. BELT FOUND UNDAMAGED. SERVICEABLE DRIVE PULLEY ASSY WITH PUMP WAS INSTALLED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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