Service difficulty report · Switch · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
June 3, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
1,187 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Switch
Part number
12TW13
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Collective
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) WHEN PILOT PERFORMED THE HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR TEST THE HORN MALFUNCTIONED. THEN CARRIED OUT THE PRESSURE ISOLATION CHECK ( NO HORN WHEN HYDRAULICS SWITCHED BACK ON). ALL TEST WERE PERFORMED AGAIN AND HORN WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. SWITCH ON PILOT COLLECTIVE WAS CHANGED AND AIRCRAFT WAS TESTED SERVICABLE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.