Service difficulty report · Pump · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
January 12, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130HN
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
7366
Aircraft time
432 hours, 1,818 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
432 hours, 597 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
350A35013200
Condition
Seized
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
432 hours, 1,818 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT DURING CRUISE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A SMELL OF SMOKE FILL THE CABIN. THIS WAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE HYD & SERVO AMBER CAUTION LIGHTS INDICATING A RT HYD SYS FAILURE. THE TRAINING CREW ON BOARD IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE CABIN WINDOWS & RETURNED TO THE LOCAL AIRPORT WITH FURTHER DAMAGE OR INCIDENT. AFTER SHUTDOWN, IT WAS NOTED BY THE TRAINING CREW THAT THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE SMELL WAS A FAULTY HYD PUMP DRIVE. THIS ACFT IS CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE FOR THIS EVENT, AWAITING PARTS.

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