Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
September 19, 2014
Submitted
October 17, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N708HP
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3244
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B
Part
Servo
Part number
SC5084
Part serial
551
Condition
Binding
Location
Cyclic
Part time
4,254 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OVERHAULED SERVO INSTALLED FOR REPLACEMENT. PILOT REPORTED SLIGHT BINDING, NOT OPERATING SMOOTHLY, OF THE CYCLIC CONTROLS AFTER .8 HRS OF OPERATION WHEN COLLECTIVE "UP" INPUTS APPLIED. CYCLIC CONTROLS REACTED WITH FORWARD MOVEMENT. WHEN COLLECTIVE CONTROL MOVED TO DOWN POSITION, CYCLIC CONTROLS MOVED BACK, SERVO WAS REPLACED OPERATIONS NORMAL AFTER REPLACEMENT.