Service difficulty report · Servo · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
April 6, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Part
Servo
Part number
501168404
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Stick Pusher
Part time
1,362 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 A PUSHER CAS MSG DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. UPON LANDING THE STALL WARNING 1 & 2 BREAKERS WERE OPENED & CLOSED IN AN EFFORT TO EXTINGUISH THE CAS MSG, HOWEVER THE MSG REMAINED. WHILE MX WAS PERFORMING AN OPERATIONAL TEST, THE PUSHER SERVO WAS FOUND TO BE INTERMITTENT. THE SERVO WAS REPLACED & SYS TESTED & ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.