Service difficulty report · Servo · Bell 205A1

Difficulty date
August 7, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 205A1
Aircraft time
8,903 hours
Engine
Hnywl T5313BHNYWL
Part
Servo
Part number
205076030001
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Collective
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN PILOT CARRIED OUT START UP CHECK LIST AT IDLE, A HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS CHECK WAS CARRIED OUT. SYSTEM 2 WAS CLOSED AND CONTROLS FUCTIONED PROPERLY. SYSTEM 2 WAS TURNED ON AND SYSTEM 1 WAS CLOSED. THE COLLECTIVE BEGAN TO RISE SLOWLY. THE TEST WAS CARRIED OUT AGAIN AT 100 PERCENT WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE COLLECTIVE. THE COLLECTIVE SERVO WAS REPLACED AND THE TEST WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NO DIFFICULTIES. ACFT IS SERVICEABLE.

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