Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
July 9, 2001
Submitted
July 11, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5204X
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3099
Aircraft time
808 hours
Part
Servo
Part number
AC67032
Part serial
EDK067
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
808 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS FOUND UNDER THE FORWARD PORTION IF THE TAIL BOOM. INVESTIGATION FOUND TAIL ROTOR SERVO LEAKING. AREA WAS CLEANED AND HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT WAS RUN ON AIRCRAFT TO LOCATE LEAK. SERVO WAS LEAKING FROM THE SHAFT TWICE THE ALLOWABLE LEAK RATE AND THE SERVO WAS ALSO LEAKING FROM A NON SERVICABLE PLUG ON THE HOUSING. UNIT WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT.