Service difficulty report · Servo Control · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
July 25, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft time
6,936 hours
Engine
Tmeca ARRIU2F
Part
Servo Control
Part number
SC50911
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
7,422 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PRE FLIGHT TEST OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, THE PILOT OPERATED THE TEST SWITCH ON COLLECTIVE CONROL AND THE CYCLIC CONTRO EXPERIENCED HARD OVER TO THE LEFT. TEST WAS REPEATED WITH SAME RESULT. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED AT 2330 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING IN THE MORNING. SUSPECTED SERVO (LEFT AFT) REPLACEDWITH OVERHAULED UNIT S/N 1227 GROUND RUN AND SERVO TEST COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE. (TC# 20090812008)

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