Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
January 25, 2011
Submitted
January 25, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N374HS
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1491
Engine
Tmeca ARRIUS2F
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C671C5020101
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Mixer
Part time
1,313 hours, 1,884 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FOUND MIXER UNIT MISALIGNED CAUSING THE CYCLIC STICK TO RISE UNCOMMANDED DURING GROUND CHECKS AND ALSO CAUSED THE STRESS OF OTHER FLIGHT CONTROL COMPONENTS IN THE SYS CAUSING RIVETS TO WORK WHEN THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE CYCLIC IN THE LOCKED POSTION.

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