SDR 97ZZZX4865

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 1072

Difficulty date
October 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
CHIR823C
Columbia Helicopters, Inc
Make and model
Boeing 1072
Aircraft serial
2003
Engine
Ge CT581401
Part
Actuator
Part number
ACL102
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,324 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

ENGINE WOULD BEEP UP, BUT NOT DOWN. EMERG SYS WORKED AS REQUIRED. FOUND THE SYS WOULD APPEAR TO WORK NORMALLY ON THE GROUND, BUT WOULD FAIL DURING RAPID CLTV INPUTS. EVEN THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM FAILED TO BREAK IT FREE. TAPPING THE UNIT WITH A SCREW DRIVER 'BROKE' THE SYSTEM FREE ALLOWING 'NORMAL'OPS. REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. RESUMED OPERATIONS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE ACTUATOR WAS 'SLOW' AND NOTICEABLY QUIETER THAN THE NORMALLY OPERATING NR 2 ENG ACTUATOR. INSTALLED ACTUATOR S/N 038; TT NEW. THIS UNIT AT FIRST APPEARED TO WORK ALSO. THEN IT TOO WOULD FAIL UNDER CLTV INPUT, QUIET AND SLOW.