Service difficulty report · Transducer · Bell 412

Difficulty date
November 23, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft time
3,511 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Transducer
Part number
412074101103
Condition
Failed
Location
Control Motion
Part time
3,441 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED PEDAL FEEDBACK DURING FLIGHT. FEEDBACK DISAPPEARED BELOW 40 KTS. MAINTENANCE REPORTED, TAIL ROTOR SCAS TUBE P/N 7018078 & NO. 1 YAW CMT P/N 412-074-101-103 REPLACED. DETAILS OF MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT ONADDITIONAL TASK SHEETS (3). AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT.Ï¿½ PARTICULARS FROM THE ADDITIONAL TASK SHEETS INCLUDE, - #1 YAW CONTROL MOTION TRANSDUCER (CMT) FOUND TO HAVE A DEAD SPOT AT THE MID POSITION, REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - SCAS TUBE ASSEMBLY FOUND TO BE OVER TRAVELLING, REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. - THE T/R HYDRAULIC SERVO AND T/R FORCE GRADIENT TO TRIM CONTROL BREAK WERE REMOVED, INDIVIDUALLY, FOR FAULT ISOLATION. THE T/R CONTROL TUBE (FWD OF SCAS TUBE) AND T/R BELL CRANK (AFT OF SCAS TUBE) WERE REMOVED TO FACILITATE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SCAS TUBE. ALL COMPONENTS/ASSEMBLIES WERE REINSTALLED WITH THE ASSOCIATED INDEPENDENT CHECKS CARRIED OUT. A RIGGING CHECK OF THE T/R CONTROLS WAS ALSO CARRIED OUT. THE TEST FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NO FURTHER ANOMALIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SINCE FLOWN 7 FLIGHT TOTALING 9.0 HOURS WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS. (TC# 20111130009)

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