Service difficulty report · Servo · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
January 4, 2016
Submitted
January 28, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N144BZ
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft serial
10715
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Servo
Part number
RSA10AD12576629
Part serial
70744902
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THIS ACFT ENTERED A PRACTICE AUTOROTATION OVER A RUNWAY. UPON ROLLING THE THROTTLE DOWN, THE ENGINE DIED. ACFT MADE AN OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL FULL-DOWN AUTOROTATION. CLUTCH ACTUATOR WAS DISENGAGED AND ENGINE RESTARTED NORMALLY. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET ENGINE TO DIE OR DISPLAY ANY UNUSUAL ISSUES. AFTER HOVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO CHECK FOR OPERATION IN THE AIR, IT WAS THEN HOVER-TAXIED BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. VISUAL AND TACTILE INSPECTIONS REVEALED NOTHING. FUEL FLOW AND IDLE RPM WERE WELL WITHIN MM SPECIFICATIONS. RIGGING CHECKS REVEALED NOTHING. NO ANOMALIES, UNUSUAL OPERATION OR CONDITIONS WERE NOTED WHAT SO EVER. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CHANGE THE FUEL INJECTION SERVO AS IT WAS THE MOST LIKELY SUSPECT. NO UNUSUAL ISSUES HAVE OCCURED SINCE THE REPLACEMENT.