Service difficulty report · Servo · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
August 27, 2019
Submitted
August 27, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N175MQ
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500098
Aircraft time
2,083 hours, 2,077 cycles
Part
Servo
Part number
0110190400
Part serial
1GK007159
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
Part time
2,083 hours
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

DURING ROLL SERVO SLIP CLUTCH TORQUE FUNCTIONAL CHECK ROLL SERVO FAILS TEST, MAKES AUDIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND YOKE WAS JERKING LEFT TO RIGHT DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK. REMOVED ROLL SERVO SLIP CLUTCH AND FOUND WATER AND OIL MIXED WITHIN SERVO MOTOR AND MOUNT. THE CLUTCH RETAINING BOLT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE SLIP CLUTCH RETAINING BOLT HOLE ELONGATED DUE TO CORRODED BOLT. PART WAS REPLACED WITH A REPAIRED PART AND SENT TO VENDOR FOR REPAIR

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