Service difficulty report · Servo Control · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
February 13, 2008
Submitted
February 20, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5204J
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3118
Aircraft time
2,476 hours
Part
Servo Control
Part number
704A44831141
Part serial
371M
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Hyd System
Part time
5,313 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON A ROUTINE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, THE LT HYDRAULIC ROLL CONTROL SERVO WAS DISCOVERED TO BE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID AT THE PISTON SHAFT SEAL. THE LEAK COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED DURING GROUND TESTING WITH A HYDRAULIC POWER CART IAW THE MM INSTRUCTIONS. SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT TESTING REVEALED THE LEAK PERSISTING WITH A LEAK RATE SUSPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF LIMITS. OF PARTICULAR NOTE: THE LEAK COULD ONLY BE DUPLICATED WHILE ACTUAL FLIGHT LOADS WERE INDUCED. ASIDE FROM THE LEAK, THE HYDRAULIC SERVO WAS REPORTED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. UNIT WAS REPLACED.