Service difficulty report · Control Servo · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
June 2, 2016
Submitted
June 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N866M
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7826
Aircraft time
217 hours, 750 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2D
Engine time
217 hours, 288 cycles
Part
Control Servo
Part number
704A44831102
Part serial
1670
Condition
Unreliable
Part time
217 hours, 750 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

UPON APPROACH, THE AMBER SERVO CAUTION ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. NO LOSS OF FLIGHT CONTROL WAS OBSERVED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT LATERAL SERVO HAD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL FAILURE.