Service difficulty report · Servo · Bell 206B3

Difficulty date
August 26, 2008
Submitted
September 23, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6NJ
Make and model
Bell 206B3
Aircraft serial
4534
Part
Servo
Part number
206076031107
Part serial
8528
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Cyclic
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING START, PILOT NOTICED CYCLIC STICK COULD NOT BE MOVED WHEN THE HYD OFF PROTAKE OFF CHECK WAS INITIATED. WITH HYD POWER ON, FLT CONTROL OP NORM. THE HELICOPTER RETURNED FROM FLT, THE HYDRAULIC FIELD AND SERVO WERE HOT, IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY, TEMP ABOUT 96 DEGREES. PILOT NOTICED THE CYCLIC STICK COULD NOT BE MOVED DURING HIS HYD CHECK. IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND BROUGHT INTO THE HANGAR MX. A HYD MULE WAS HOOKED UP AND OPS NORMAL. BELL HELICOPTER TECH REP WAS NOTIFIED AND ASKED TO COME TO THE FACILITY. THE TECHS DID A GROUND RUN FOR APPROX 15 MIN W/O INCIDENT. AFTER HOVERING FOR 5 MINUTES, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. THE PROB APPEARED TO BE THE RT HYD SERVO (S/N 8528). LT SERVO WAS NEAR OVERHAUL, WE REPLACED IT AS WELL AS THE SUSPECTED PROB SERVO. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE PROB DID NOT REOCCUR. BOTH SERVOS WERE SENT TO BHT FOR EVAL. WE ASKED FOR A DETAILED REPORT. AS OF THIS REPORT, NO INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

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