Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
August 15, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
1,728 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Servo
Part number
SC5083
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GRD CHECKS AT IDLE & FLIGHT IDLE, CYCLIC CONTROL MOVING UNCOMMANDED LT & FORWARD. CYCLIC CONTROL WOULD CONTACT STOP, AFTER 1-2 SECONDS IT COULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO CENTER POSITION & APPEARED NORMAL. MOVEMENT COULD BE DUPLICATED ON SUBSEQUENT RUNS, FORWARD & LT UNCOMMANDED & WITH SUBSTANTIAL FORCE REQUIRED TO HOLD CYCLIC IN NEUTRAL POSITION. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING & WITH STAFF PRESENT, IT WAS DETERMINED ONE LATERAL HYD SERVO WAS CAUSING LT FWD MOVEMENT ON CYCLIC CONTROL. BOTH LATERAL SERVO'S REPLACED WITH REPAIRED UNITS. THIS CAUSED AN AFT & RT MOVEMENT ON CYCLIC. FINAL FIX WAS TO REPLACE RT SERVO ONLY & REINSTALL ORIGINAL LT SERVO. SUBSEQUENT RUNS ACHIEVED NO UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENTS LT OR RT.