Service difficulty report · Friction Cup · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
August 17, 2018
Submitted
August 20, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N881GT
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7983
Aircraft time
506 hours, 1,621 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2D
Engine time
506 hours
Part
Friction Cup
Part number
350A27161121350A
Part serial
NA
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cyclic Control
Part time
506 hours, 1,621 cycles
Component
Cyclic Control · Snias
Component part number
350A2705530105
Stage of operation
AA
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

PILOT EXPERIENCED LIMITED CONTROL MOVEMENT IN THE AFT-LEFT QUADRANT OF TRAVEL. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE CYCLIC FRICTION CUPS WERE DIRTY AND CAUSING RESISTANCE TO MOVEMENT. CUPS WERE CLEANED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.