What was found
SERVO WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT TO REPAIR A LEAK. THE PART WAS SHIPPED TO EUROCOPTER FOR REPAIR. EUROCOPTER HAS CONTACTED US SAYING THAT THE PISTON HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DRESSED FOR DAMAGE, AND WAS FOUND TO BE BENT APPROX 0.032
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 2005
- Submitted
- November 1, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B3
- Aircraft time
- 1,288 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B
- System (JASC)
- 6730 · Rotorcraft Servo System
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- SC5083
- Part serial
- 699
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Hydraulic Sys
- 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.