Service difficulty report · Servo · Snias AS350BA

Difficulty date
December 6, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350BA
Aircraft time
5,180 hours
Engine
Lyc LTS101600A3
Part
Servo
Part number
AC67244
Part serial
BP009
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
5,445 hours
Stage of operation
HO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED STIFF RAPID LT MOVEMENT AND COLLECTIVE STICK RISING. AIRCRAFT TESTED ON HYDRAULIC BENCH AND WE FOUND THAT LT SERVO WAS SLOWER TO RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING CORRECTLY AFTER AFFECTED SERVO WAS REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CREATE UNDER NORMAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS. PILOT REPORTED THE FAULT DURING LANDING IN SNOW, DOING RAPID UP-DOWN MOTION TO STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AFFECTED SERVO HAD 110 HOURS REMAINING FOR ITS SCHEDULED OVERHAUL. (TC NR 20051220006)