Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350B

Difficulty date
October 28, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B
Aircraft time
13,517 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1B
Part
Servo
Part number
AC67244
Part serial
NK084
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cyclic Stick
Stage of operation
TX
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

WHEN HYDRAULIC POWER IS RE-ESTABLISHED AFTER DOING HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR PREFLIGHT CHECK, THE CYCLIC STICK WOULD GO HARD LEFT, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE OVERCOME AND WOULD ONLY LAST BRIEFLY. LEFT HAND SERVO WAS REPLACED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED. ALL FUNCTIONS NORMAL.