SDR CHI1921

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
September 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
CHIR823C
Columbia Helicopters, Inc
Aircraft
N241CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ016
Part
Actuator
Part number
234HS5603
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Stick Boost
Part time
2,431 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON START-UP, PILOT WAS DOING CONTROL CHECK AND NOTICED HE COULD NOT GET THE FULL TRAVEL AFT THAT IS NORMAL WHILE DOING THE CONTROL CHECKS. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT IF ONLY ONE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SELECTED, THE ACTUATOR WOULD START BINDING AND NOT PERMIT FULL TRAVEL OF THE CYCLIC STICK FORWARD OR AFT. IF BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS WERE SELECTED, THERE WAS NO BINDING IN THE ACTUATOR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A JAMMED ACTUATOR ACCORDING TO THE JAM INDICATOR BUTTONS. REPLACED ACTUATOR, CONTROL AND TRAVEL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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