Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
November 3, 2007
Submitted
November 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902CF
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
3630
Aircraft time
3,337 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Servo
Part number
SC5083
Part serial
18
Condition
Failed
Part time
5,653 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT 10 MINUTES FROM T/O AT 7000 FT AGL. CYCLIC STICK JUMPED TO THE STOP AT THE 3 O’CLOCK POSITION. A/C ENTERED A RT BANK (APPROX. 10 DEGREES). IMMEDIATE RECOVERY WAS MADE. FELT CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK IN THE RT QUADRANT. SLOWED THE A/C TO 65 KTS TO REDUCE FEEDBACK ON THE CYCLIC. ABORTED THE MISSION AND TURNED THE A/C BACK TOWARDS THE LOCAL AIRPORT AND CONTACTED TOWER. ELECTED TO DECLARE A (PAN) AND SET UP FOR A NORMAL APPROACH. MADE MINIMUM CONTROL INPUTS AND LANDED WITHOUT DELAY AND NO HOVERING. DID NOT CONDUCT A "RUN ON" BECAUSE HAD NO PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS AT THE REDUCED SPEED. MAINT CALLED AND A HYDRAULIC TEST CONDUCTED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. MECHANIC PLANNED TO SWITCH SIDES WITH THE SERVOS AND SEE IF PROBLEM FOLLOWED. DISCOVERED WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE AN ISSUE IN THE PILOT VALVE. REPLACED THE SERVO, A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER FLIGHT CHECK.