Service difficulty report · Spherical Stop · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
November 20, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft time
7,623 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Part
Spherical Stop
Part number
704A3363320851
Condition
Worn
Location
Main Rotor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) A WORN SPHERICAL STOP WAS CHANGED DUE TO DEBOND. WITH THE ONE STOP CHANGED AND THE ROTORS TURNING AT FULL RPM ON THE GROUND AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TURNED 'OFF' THE CYCLIC STICK MOVED VIA ROTOR HEAD FEED BACK. TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FEED BACK , THE TWO OTHER STOPS WERE CHANGED SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE STOPS WITH THE SAME ELASTOMERIC QUALITIES. THE PROBLEM OF THE FEED BACK WITH HYDRAULICS OFF WENT AWAY. MFG ALLOWS ONE STOP OF THE SAME PART NUMBER TO BE CHANGED OUT, BUT IN THIS CASE WE HAD A PROBLEM.