SDR 2001F00091

Service difficulty report · Valve · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
June 1, 2001
Submitted
July 3, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N255SD
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1102
Part
Valve
Part number
EVP310
Part serial
566
Condition
Defective
Location
Hyd Servo
Part time
395 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING NORMAL RUNUP PROCEDURES, THE HYDRAULICS ARE SWITCHED OFF AS PART OF THE SYSTEM CHECK. UPON ACTIVATING THE HYDRAULIC SWITCH ON THE COLLECTOR THE HYDRAULIC LIGHT ILLUMINATES BUT THE CONTROLS STILL HAD HYDRAULIC BOOST SUPPLIED BY THE ACCUMULATOR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. ALL 3 SERVO ELECTROVALVES WERE REPLACED WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR 5 HOURS, THEN IT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. THE HYD POWER PACK WAS REPLACED FOR ANOTHER MAINTENANCE PROBLEM AND THAT ALSO RESOLVED THIS MALFUNCTIONED.

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