Service difficulty report · Servo Valve · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
May 29, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
14,706 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Servo Valve
Part number
1565202535
Condition
Failed
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

(CAN) A/C IN LOGGING OPS NEAR SAYWARD, BC. AS PILOT MADE HIS APPROACH TO LOG LDG& INITIATED FLARE TO SLOW DOWN HIS APPROACH, A/C'S NOSE ABRUPTLY PITCHED UP & CONTINUED TO DO SO EVEN WITH FULL FWD CYCLIC APPLIED. A/C FINALLY LEVELED OFF THEN BEGAN VIOLENTLY PITCHING UP & DOWN. CNTL OF A/C REGAINED BY SHUTTING OFF 1ST STAGE HYDRAULIC SYS. WITH SYS REMAINING TURNED OFF PILOT SET DOWN LOAD OF LOGS & THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE LANDING MAKING UNEVENTFUL LDG. AFTER LDG PILOT CARRIED OUT FULL HYDRAULIC SERVO CHECK & FOUND CYCLIC COULD NOT BE MOVED FWD WITH 1ST STAGE HYDRAULIC SYS ON. MAIN ROTOR TANDEM SERVO INST IN FOR & AFT POS WAS REPL & A/C RT-SRV.