Service difficulty report · Belt · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
October 23, 2001
Submitted
November 7, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N97LG
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2917
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1
Part
Belt
Part number
060018
Condition
Debonded
Location
Air Conditioner
Part time
490 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIR CONDITIONER DRIVE BELT PN 060018. TT 490.0 ALSO, HYDRAULIC DRIVE BELT PN 704A33690004, TT 490.0 CAUSING IT TO FAIL. BOTH BELTS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING WITH SOME DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED WITHOUT HYDRAULIC POWER FOR MORE THAN A VERY SHORT TIME. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INDICATE AT A PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE EVENT ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT (AS350B3), A IFS A/C BELT WAS FOUND TO BE DEBONDING WITH ONLY APPROXIMATELY 200 HOURS TT. RUN DATE 10/24/2001, 5:33 P.M.