What was found
AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT EXPERIENCED HYDRAULIC LIGHT AND THEN HYDRAULIC FAILURE. AIRCRAFT SAFELY RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED. FAILURE OF HYDRAULIC BELT AT THE JOINING SEAM WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2002
- Submitted
- March 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N358NT
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B
- Aircraft serial
- 1016
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B
- System (JASC)
- 2913 · Hydraulic Pump (Electric/Engine), Main
- Part
- Belt
- Part number
- 704A33690004
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Hydraulic Pump
- Part time
- 50 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.