Service difficulty report · Pump · Urocop AS365N3

Difficulty date
April 7, 2014
Submitted
April 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N350LH
Make and model
Urocop AS365N3
Aircraft serial
7654
Aircraft time
449 hours, 2,001 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
449 hours, 575 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
350A35013101
Part serial
20606641
Condition
Seized
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
449 hours, 2,001 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO 65NJ PILOT NOTED HYD LIGHT ON WARNING CAUTION PANEL INDICATING HYD FAILURE. ABORTED LANDING AT 65NJ TO CHANGE COURSE TO EWR FOR A RUN ON LANDING. MADE A MAYDAY CALL TO EWR SIGHTING INFLIGHT EMERGENCY. EWR CLEARED RUNWAY 29 FOR EMERGENCY LANDING. PERFORMED A RUN ON LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT & SHUT THE ACFT DOWN. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE HYD BELT HAD SNAPPED & THE HYD PUMP PULLEY WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN BY MX PERSONNEL. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM RUNWAY 29 & IS CURRENTLY STORED IN A HANGAR AT EWR.

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