Service difficulty report · Sleeve · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 22, 2000
Submitted
August 8, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N617AL
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft serial
53265
Aircraft time
1,331 hours
Part
Sleeve
Part number
41002979103
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Bypass Spool
Part time
1,331 hours
Component
Servo Actuator · Textron
Component part number
206076062107
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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF, COLLECTIVE LEVER MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED. TAKEOFF ABORTED, COLLECTIVE SERVO REPLACED. SHOP INSPECTION REVEALED SERVO BYPASS SPOOL WAS BINDING IN BYPASS SPOOL SLEEVE. THIS CAUSED PRIMARY CONTROL SPOOL HYDRAULIC NULL TO SHIFT LIMITING SERVO ACTUATOR MOVEMENT. SPOOLS AND SLEEVE CONTAMINATED WITH SOME TYPE OF COATING. THIS COATING COULD NOT BE SEEN, BUT WAS WASHED OFF. NORMAL SPOOLS AND SLEEVE OPERATION RESTORED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. (X)

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