What was found
HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL SERVO ONTO THE RADAR ALTIMETER RECIEVER TRANSMITTER. THE R/T UNIT WAS MOUNTED DIRECTLY UNDER THE TAIL ROTOR CONTROL SERVO WITH NO PROTECTION FROM FLAMABLE FLUID LEAKAGE.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2003
- Submitted
- February 24, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1811F
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 3430
- Aircraft time
- 498 hours, 1,095 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3416 · Altimeter, Barometric/Encoder
- Part
- Altimeter
- Part number
- 066011530101
- Part serial
- 2719
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Tailboom
- 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.