What was found
(CAN) A FAILURE CODE ON THE VEMD INDICATED A COLLECTIVE POTENTIOMETER MALFUNCTION ON ONE FLIGHT, ALSO THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE THE COLLECTIVE INPUT TO THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AND CAUSED THE A/C TO TWITCH.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2010
- Submitted
- March 15, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355*
- Aircraft time
- 1,961 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 6710 · Main Rotor Control
- Part
- Potentiometer
- Part number
- 1165SF2C502W253
- Condition
- Erratic
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,856 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.