Service difficulty report · Switch · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
May 2, 2013
Submitted
June 7, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N71HD
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3849
Aircraft time
11,378 hours, 10,127 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hyd System
Part time
11,378 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, THE "HYD POWER" ANNUNICATOR AND WARNING HORNS WERE ACTIVATED. THE PILOT FOLLOWED THE PUBLISHED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND DEACTIVATED THE HYD POWER. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A RUN-ON LANDING. DURING THE MX INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HYD CUT-OFF SWITCH ON THE PILOTS COLLECTIVE HAD AN INTERMEDIATE POSITION THAT WOULD TRIGGER THE WARNING SYS WITHOUT AN ACTUAL FAILURE. THE PILOTS CH 3 EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REQUIRE THE PILOT TO ACTUATE THE SWITCH FULLY AND CUT OFF THE HYD POWER AND PROCEED WITH A SLOW RUN ON LANDING. THIS CAN CREATE AN EMERGENCY CONDITION WHEN ONE DID NOT REALLY EXIST. THE COLLECTIVE HYD POWER SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER EVENTS HAVE OCCURED.