Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
February 18, 2003
Submitted
March 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
13,863 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Servo
Part number
SC5072
Condition
Failed
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTS THAT SERVO IS HARD TO MOVE. WHEN SERVO IS MOVED BY PILOT INPUT TO TAIL ROTOR PEDALS, THE SERVO MOVES THE PEDAL FULL FORWARD TO ITS STOPS OR FULL AFT DEPENDING ON WHICH PEDAL IS MOVED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, THE PEDALS SHOULD ONLY MOVE AS FAR AS THE PILOT MOVES THEM.