Service difficulty report · Servo · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
July 31, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
968 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Servo
Part number
25766304
Part serial
70282604
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Part time
1,765 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING START UP, THE AIRCRAFT COULD DEVELOP AND POWER ABOVE 80 TO 85 PERCENT POWER INPUTS. THE SERVO WAS INSTALLED AND REMOVED WITH A TOTAL OF 3.7 HRS IN OPERATION ON THIS AIRCRAFT. SERVO WAS SENT FOR REPAIR AND CONTAMINATION WAS REPORTED TO BE THE CAUSE OF LACK OF POWER. NO ISSUE WERE NOTED IN AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM AND REPLACEMENT OF SERVO FIXED THE PROBLEM. (TC NR 20070827011)